NCJ Number
140375
Date Published
1992
Length
24 pages
Annotation
Findings on victimization from white-collar crimes in Great Britain are presented, based on 1985 and 1989 exploratory studies of corporate fraud and on a study of check and credit-card fraud conducted for the Home Office.
Abstract
The data came from interviews or surveys of officials from the governmental and quasi-governmental agencies involved in investigating frauds, fraud victims in London and Cardiff, corporation leaders, and financial institutions and security printers. Results revealed that most frauds taken to court were committed by people of modest social origin. However, in terms of costs, the major fraud victims were financial services firms and the major offenders were white-collar males. Just under half of the private citizens and commercial organizations discovered the fraud through their own investigations. Victims were generally satisfied with the service received from police, but had varying views regarding experiences with the prosecution process. The corporations indicated confidence in policing related to the largest frauds but not in policing relating to small frauds or computer fraud. Company policies varied regarding the reporting of fraud. 27 references