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STATES COMBAT WHITE COLLAR CRIME

NCJ Number
42304
Author(s)
T HANNA; L SWERIN; B AMOS
Date Published
1977
Length
79 pages
Annotation
THIS BOOKLET IS A COMPILATION OF STATE STATUTES, METHODS, AND APPROACHES USED TO DETECT, SOLVE, AND PROSECUTE WHITE COLLAR CRIMES SUCH AS FALSE ADVERTISING, BRIBERY, FRAUD, EMBEZZLEMENT, AND CONFIDENCE SCHEMES.
Abstract
WHITE COLLAR CRIMES COST OUR SOCIETY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR. THIS PUBLICATION IS EVIDENCE OF THE EFFORTS OF STATE LEGISLATURES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES TO COMBAT WHITE COLLAR CRIME, WHICH IS BASICALLY A STATE AND LOCAL PROBLEM. THE COMPILATIONS ARE COMPREHENSIVE, ANNOTATED, AND INDEXED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)