noun
intellectual crime; white-collar crime
Refers to crimes that rely on intelligence, planning, or specialized knowledge rather than violence, such as fraud, embezzlement, or cybercrime.
知能犯の捜査には専門知識が必要だ。
Investigating intellectual crimes requires specialized knowledge.
彼は知能犯で、巧妙な手口を使った。
He committed an intellectual crime, using a clever method.
noun
intellectual criminal; smart criminal
Refers to a person who commits crimes using intelligence and cunning rather than force; often used in contrast to violent offenders.
彼は知能犯として知られている。
He is known as an intellectual criminal.
知能犯は暴力犯とは手口が違う。
Intellectual criminals differ from violent criminals in their methods.
経済犯 specifically refers to economic crimes, a subset of intellectual crimes, while 知能犯 is broader and includes any crime relying on intelligence.
Compound of 知能 (intelligence) and 犯 (crime/criminal). The term likely emerged in modern Japanese to categorize non-violent, intelligence-based offenses.