Intent is not normally taken into account in such coercive measures; thus, many of Sutherland's "crimes" may have been unintentional and unintentional acts.16 Nevertheless, Sutherland was determined to classify such acts as crimes. Sutherland's influence is clearly evident in the content and contemporary practice of federal criminal law. Many federal offenses prosecuted under the label "white-collar crime" are regulatory or public welfare offenses, rather than actual crimes.17 The principal architect of the United States SentencingCommission guidelines to sentencing agencies cite Professor Sutherland's "social science research" among others to explain the need for the guidelines, namely "evidence of preferential treatment for offenders in white collar. »18 Sinless Stigma Often, when convinced that a person or class of people is guilty of a crime, people become impatient with legal technicalities. Sutherland and others who assume the culpability of much of the business world believe that the law's ordinary protections