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GANGSTER AS WHITE COLLAR CRIMINAL - ORGANIZED CRIME AND STOLEN SECURITIES

NCJ Number
10573
Journal
ISSUES IN CRIMINOLOGY Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1973) Pages: 49-73
Author(s)
M G YEAGER
Date Published
1973
Length
35 pages
Annotation
AN ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT HEARINGS WHICH INVESTIGATED THE ROLE OF ORGANIZED CRIME IN THE THEFT AND ILLEGAL USE OF STOLEN STOCKS AND BONDS.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES A THEORETICAL ORIENTATION BY WHICH THE READER MAY BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ETIOLOGY OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME AND CRITICALLY ANALYZES THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH FACILITATE THE THEFT OF SECURITIES. THE PROCESS OF USING STOLEN SECURITIES TO ENGAGE IN LEGITIMATE BUSINESS PRACTICES IS DOCUMENTED THROUGH THE TESTIMONIES OF VARIOUS CRIMINAL FIGURES. COUNTERMEASURES WHICH HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY ARE OUTLINED. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS PROVIDED.