ECONOMIC CRIMINALITY AND ITS REPRESSION BY THE CREATION OF CENTRAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICES (SCHWERPUNKTSTAATSANWALTSCHAFTEN)

• NCJ Number: 18389
• Journal: Revue de droit penal et de criminologie Volume: 55 Issue: 3 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 227-238
• Author(s): J ROEMER
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Palais de Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: French
• Country: Belgium

Annotation

ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF SPECIAL SECTIONS IN CERTAIN PROSECTOR'S OFFICES IN THE STATE OF RHINELAND-WESTPHALIA WHOSE SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL CONCENTRATE EXCLUSIVELY ON CASES OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Abstract

THE SPECIAL SECTIONS WERE CREATED IN 1968 IN FOUR OF THE STATE'S 19 PROSECUTOR'S OFFICES. THE SPECIAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDE EXPERTS IN FINANACE AND ACCOUNTING AS WELL AS MODERN CALCULATING AND BUSINESS MACHINES. INCLUDED ARE STATISTICS ON THE FLOW OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME CASES IN THE COURTS FROM 1968-1973. ALSO INCLUDED ARE THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME IN THE STATE. --IN FRENCH