NCJ Number
104617
Date Published
1987
Length
36 pages
Annotation
This study of the nature and impact of white-collar crimes in Hawaii analyzes various definitions of the term, presents information on selected white-collar offenses, and summarizes information on white-collar crime from a survey of prosecutors in the State.
Abstract
Following a review of various definitions of white-collar crime and the presentation of a definition composed by the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, the report identifies four major categories of white-collar crime and describes the elements of white-collar crime. The classes of Federal white-collar crimes are described, and Hawaii's revised statutes pertaining to white-collar crime are reviewed. Questionnaires were sent to the offices of four county prosecutors, the State attorney general, and the U.S. attorney for Hawaii. Four of the six agencies responded, but only three provided data. Data for 1984 and 1985 cover the offense categories of bribery, corruption, counterfeiting/forgery, embezzlement, false statement, fraud, tax evasion, violations of the Racketeering in Corrupt Organizations Act, other business crimes, and other white collar crime. Prosecutors' recommendations for improving the prosecution of white-collar crime include the extensive use of investigative subpoenas duces tecum, the employment of undercover investigative techniques, improved prosecutorial training, and the application of a spectrum of laws to a given crime. 3 tables and 42 notes.