Economic and High-Tech Crime Papers, Publications, Reports

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NW3C Annual Report 2005 - 2006   The purpose of the Annual Report is to describe activities by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) for all funding sources over the past fiscal year (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006). The information in this report will summarize the type of work done by each division or section, and provide updates from each of NW3C’s divisions.

White Collar Crime Internet Resource Bookmarks   The study and investigation of high-tech and economic crimes can involve focusing on a wide array of information. Topics and data sources can range from being extremely limited to all-encompassing in scope. This list of websites represents a collection of Internet resources which provide information on a wide range of topics pertinent to the study and investigation of white collar crime.

Copyright and Law Enforcement's Use of Seized Computers   Investigators beware. Before you image a suspect's drive, boot up the image, and load his Internet browser to check out his history file, know the limits. Copying and using material on the computer may violate copyright protections.

Prosecuting Computer-Generated Child Pornography in the Wake of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a case called Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition that computer-generated images of imaginary minors involved in sexual situations did not victimize real children and therefore did not qualify as child pornography. The images are still admissable in court

Women & White Collar Crime   Over the past few decades, political, social, economic, and technological changes have impacted the role of women at home and in the workplace. These same changes have also brought about increased participation among women in certain types of criminal behavior. Nowhere are these trends more pronounced than in the arena of white collar criminality.

The 2005 National Public Survey on White Collar Crime   As a follow-up to NW3C’s original National Public Survey on White Collar Crime conducted in 1999, NW3C has utilized household and individual measures, to create this nationally-representative survey highlights the public’s recent experiences with white collar crime including victimization, reporting behaviors, and perceptions of crime seriousness.

Definitional Dilemma: Can and Should There be a Universal Definition of White Collar Crime?   A workshop, co-sponsored by NW3C and West Virginia University, was held to discuss the many differing opinions on the definition of white collar crime and formulate a working definition that can be operationalized for use by NW3C and its membership. The workshop provided the white collar crime research community and other interested parties with a view of what recognized experts think.

Intellectual Property and White-collar Crime: Report of Issues, Trends and Problems for Future Research   In 2003-04, the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) conducted a study to examine the association between intellectual property (IP) and white-collar crime (WCC). The goal of the study was to create a coherent picture of the linkage between IP and WCC and to identify future research that would benefit policy makers (in developing IP law); federal, state, and local agencies (in enforcing IP law); and the general public (in understanding IP issues).

Identifying Links Between White-collar Crime and Terrorism: For the Enhancement of Local and State Law Enforcement Investigation and Prosecution   The purpose of this report is to identify and describe the relationship between WCC and terrorism in a way that is useful to law enforcement and prosecutors for recognizing and deterring terrorist activities in the U.S. The central focus of the report is a detailed study of cases investigated and prosecuted in Colorado that involve members of a terrorist group known as Jamaat Ul Fuqra. A substantial component of these cases is a worker’s compensation scheme that involved not only fraudulent insurance claims but also identification fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Information on these cases was gathered through interviews and document analysis and is presented in subject modules that identify challenges and successes of the Fuqra cases, as well as recommendations for investigation techniques and agency practices.

1999 National Public Survey on White Collar Crime   NW3C has utilized household and individual measures, to create this nationally-representative survey highlights the public’s recent experiences with white collar crime including victimization, reporting behaviors, and perceptions of crime seriousness.