NCJ Number
102199
Date Published
1985
Length
61 pages
Annotation
These guidelines for private investigators and criminal justice personnel explain the credit card system, its abuse by criminals, methods of investigation, and the prosecutor's role during criminal justice proceedings.
Abstract
The manual is the product of a 5-day conference that brought together credit card manufacturers, criminal justice personnel, security personnel, bankers, and others concerned about credit card fraud, counterfeiting, and other types of credit card crime. Sources and criteria for issuing cards, the role of merchants, impacts of the loss of a card, and the nature of electronic banking are explained. Methods of credit card abuse are explained. Details on investigative methods cover the role of credit card security personnel, the police, and forensic experts and the use of handwriting analysis, searches, surveillance, and informants. Criminal justice proceedings are detailed, including the accusation, preparation and procedures of the trial, sentencing alternatives, and the role of the prosecutor. 21 further readings, texts of the Canadian criminal code, and sample wordings of charges to be used by prosecutors.