NCJ Number
32055
Date Published
1975
Length
27 pages
Annotation
THE FINANCIAL CRIMES BUREAU (FCB) IS A SPECIAL PROSECUTION UNIT WHICH HANDLES CASES CONCERNING THE STATUTORY MISAPPROPRIATION OF STATE FUNDS (MOSTLY TAX VIOLATIONS) AND CONSUMER FRAUD.
Abstract
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE OPERATION AND GOALS OF THE FCB, SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH EVALUATING IT AND SIMILAR ECONOMIC CRIME UNITS, AND FACTORS TO INCLUDE IN EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE FCB. ALSO OUTLINED ARE THE REPORTING SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES NEEDED TO OBTAIN DATA FOR THE EVALUATION. IN ADDITION, THE USES TO WHICH THE EVALUATION INFORMATION CAN BE PUT ARE DESCRIBED. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. SAMPLE DATA COLLECTION FORMS ARE APPENDED.