NCJ Number
59507
Date Published
1980
Length
240 pages
Annotation
A WIDE RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL OPINION AND DISCUSSION ON WHITE-COLLAR CRIME, SENTENCING, CORRECTIONS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS COVERED IN THIS VOLUME OF 31 SUMMARIES ORIGINATING IN 12 COUNTRIES.
Abstract
COLLECTED FROM JOURNALS, ANTHOLOGIES, PAMPHLETS, SYMPOSIA, AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, THE SUMMARIES REPRESENT THE FOURTH IN THE NCJRS SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL SUMMARIES. THREE GENERAL DISCUSSIONS INTRODUCE THE SUBJECT OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME BY FOCUSING ON DEFINITIONS, CRIMINOLOGICAL PROBLEMS, RESEARCH, AND SOCIAL ASPECTS. FOUR GEOGRAPHICALLY-ORIENTED STUDIES OF AUSTRIA, INDIA, SWITZERLAND, AND AUSTRALIA TRACE THE DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WHITE-COLLAR CRIME. WHITE-COLLAR CRIME IS THEN COMPARED IN THE U.S. AND WEST GERMANY, AND A WEST GERMAN POLICE PROGRAM TO COUNSEL CITIZENS ON FRAUD PREVENTION IS DISCUSSED. THE NEXT SECTION PRESENTS AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE SPREAD OF CRIME BEYOND NATIONAL BORDERS IS ANALYZED, AND CRIME TRENDS IN FINLAND AND GUYANA ARE DESCRIBED. COMMUNIST NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED IN SUMMARIES OF CRIME PREVENTION IN THE SOVIET UNION, THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN POLAND, AND THE NEW PENAL SYSTEM IN VIETNAM. CRIME AS VIEWED FROM THE MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE IN WEST GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS IS DISCUSSED, AND THE CONCEPT OF INSURANCE PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENT CRIME IN BELGIUM IS EXPLORED. VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SENTENCING--INDIVIDUALIZATION, DISPARITY, AND SUSPENSION--IN SWITZERLAND, AUSTRALIA, AND FRANCE ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE THIRD SECTION. A DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRISON SENTENCES IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND CORRECTIONS ARE ADDRESSED IN COSTA RICAN, SWISS, AND FRENCH ARTICLES. SPECIFIC THEMES INCLUDE EVALUATION OF TRAINING FOR PRISON STAFF MEMBERS, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PROBATION AND CONDITIONAL RELEASE PROGRAMS, THE EFFECT OF PENAL CONVICTIONS ON THE POLICE RECORD, CURTAILMENT OF RIGHTS, AND TREATMENT OF INMATES IN MEDIUM- AND MINIMUM-SECURITY PRISONS. THE FINAL SECTION COVERS VARIOUS LAW AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES. A WEST GERMAN ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE ASSISTANCE AND HINDRANCE A POLICE OFFICER CAN EXPECT FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA. TERRORISM IS ADDRESSED IN AN ISRAELI SUMMARY. THE GERMAN FEDERAL DATA PROTECTION LAW OF 1977, INTENDED TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION, IS DESCRIBED, AND THE RESULTS OF AN OPINION POLL OF WEST GERMAN POLICE OFFICERS ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE FORCE AND THE FUNCTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL POLICE OFFICERS ARE PRESENTED. PUBLICATION INFORMATION APPEARS AT THE END OF EACH SUMMARY, AND ALL ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NCJRS LIBRARY.