NCJ Number
96895
Date Published
1985
Length
123 pages
Annotation
This text provides an overview of white-collar crime in Canada.
Abstract
A sampling of definitions of white-collar crime from the literature is provided; taxonomies, including Edelertz's categories of white-collar crime and the U.S. Attorney General's taxonomy, are provided. Computer-related offenses are conceptualized both as a subset of computer abuse and as a new form of white-collar crime. Estimates of the incidence and costs of white-collar crime are provided. Offenses under Federal legislation, including consumer fraud, copyright infringement, customs offenses, fraudulent bankruptcy, income tax fraud, unemployment insurance fraud, and deceptive marketing practices, are addressed. Additionally, the private sector's views on white-collar crime, its incidence, costs, and the ability of existing internal and external legal structures to deal with offenders is presented from the viewpoint of the following types of organizations: banking, computer services, insurance, manufacturing, recording and motion pictures, retail, securities, telecommunications, and transportation (of goods). The perspectives of certain occupations and businesses concerned with the prevention and identification of white-collar crime, including accounting, insurance, and computer security, are analyzed. Finally, suggestions for further research on white-collar crime in Canada are provided. Five appendixes, including a 60-item bibliography, reference notes, a lexicon, statistical data, and a corporate interview guide, are included.