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There is no consensus on how to define white-collar crime. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has defined white-collar crime as “any violation of law committed through non-violent means, involving lies, omissions, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of a position of trust, by an individual or organization for personal or organizational benefit.” BJS asked respondents to focus on the following criminal and civil offenses:
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Jurisdiction of State Attorneys General Offices over White-Collar Crime, 2014 This report describes the findings of the first Survey of State Attorneys General Offices, which collected information on jurisdiction, sources, and circumstances of white-collar crime cases. | |
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BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics) Data Report, 1988 This report on data published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) for 1988 pertains to crime and its characteristics; drugs; crime costs; the public response to crime; adjudication and sentencing; corrections; Federal justice data; and privacy, security, and confidentiality of criminal justice data and criminal histories. | |
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White Collar Crime Using data from the integrated Federal Justice Statistics database, this study evaluated Federal efforts to prosecute white-collar criminals (those convicted of fraud, forgery, embezzlement, and other offenses for financial gain). | |
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Tracking Offenders - White-Collar Crime Based on 28,000 white-collar felony cases reported in the 1983 offender-based transactions statistics of eight States and one territory, this report presents statistics on offense and offender characteristics as well as sentences compared to those who committed other crime types. | |
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