NCJ Number
14039
Date Published
1974
Length
96 pages
Annotation
COMMON SCHEMES, POSSIBLE CAUSES, HOW TO SPOT THESE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, AND SPECIFIC COUNTERMEASURES TAILORED FOR NINE CATEGORIES OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME.
Abstract
MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REGARD WHITE-COLLAR CRIME AS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR OF CRIME. THIS HANDBOOK OUTLINES A GENERAL STRATEGY AS WELL AS SPECIFIC MEASURES BY WHICH THOSE IN BUSINESS AND THE PROFESSIONS CAN TAKE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE STEPS AGAINST WHITE-COLLAR CRIME. THE METHODS, PROCEDURES, POLICIES, AND CONTROLS EMPHASIZED ARE MEASURES WHICH REQUIRE MORE IN THE WAY OF WILLPOWER THAN MANPOWER AND EXPENSIVE HARDWARE. THE OVERALL PROBLEM IS FIRST DEFINED AND THE NATURE OF THE CRIME, ITS CONSEQUENCES, AND TRADITIONAL UNSUCCESSFUL RESPONSES ARE DISCUSSED. NINE CATEGORIES OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME ARE COVERED - BANKRUPTCY FRAUD, BRIBES, KICKBACKS, AND PAYOFFS, COMPUTER-RELATED CRIME, CONSUMER FRAUD, ILLEGAL COMPETITION, AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, FRAUD BY CREDIT CARD AND CHECK, EMBEZZLEMENT AND PILFERAGE, INSURANCE FRAUD, RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY, AND SECURITIES THEFT AND FRAUD. FOR EACH OFFENSE, THE AUTHOR (1) EXPLORES MANY OF THE SCHEMES AND METHODS USED BY PERPETRATORS OF THE CRIME, (2) INDICATES SOME OF THE EARLY WARNING SIGNALS FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH IT, AND (3) REFERS READERS TO LIKELY SOURCES OF ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND CERTAIN PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE READER IS REFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT PAGES WHICH DESCRIBE SPECIFIC COUNTERMEASURES. CAUSES OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND VARIOUS POLICIES AND PREVENTIVE PROCEDURES THAT APPLY TO ALL, OR AT LEAST TO SEVERAL, OF THE NINE CRIME CATEGORIES ARE REVIEWED. SETS OF TAILOR-MADE COUNTERMEASURES, EACH SET KEYED TO A SPECIFIC WHITE-COLLAR OFFENSE, ARE PRESENTED. THE FINAL CHAPTER SUPPLIES EXAMPLES OF HOW WHITE-COLLAR CRIME CAN BE COMBATED THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION BY BUSINESS.