So far, in these lectures, we've been looking at crimes like robbery and murder, both from a historical viewpoint and also in contemporary society.
到目前为止，在这些讲座中，我们从历史的角度和当代社会的角度上已经看到了很多种犯罪，例如抢劫和谋杀。
And we've seen that the preoccupation in Western society with crime and with lawlessness is part of a long andcontinuous tradition,
我们看到在西方社会关注犯罪与不法行为是长期持续的传统的一部分，
rather than something which is new and unique to modem society.
而不是现代社会的新生事物。
But over the past seventy years or so,there has been a massive increase in one type of crime, which is what's known as 'corporate crime'.
但是在过去的70年中，有一种犯罪呈大量增长趋势，这就是企业犯罪。
Corporate crime is crime which, as the name suggests, is connected with companies, with business organisations.
企业犯罪，顾名思义是与公司和商业组织有关。
It includes illegal acts of either individuals or a group within the company.
它包括公司内个人或群体的不法行为。
But what is important is that these acts are normally in accordance with the goals of the company.
但重要的是这些行为通常与公司的目标一致。
they're for the good of the company rather than the individual.
他们是为了公司而不是个人的利益。