Living in the world today is a fast paced, exciting experience that is led through technology seemingly. We live in a constantly advancing technological world. These advancements do not remove the risk of the criminal element operating within our fascinating high tech societies. We are seemingly adding fuel to the fire of white collar crime by embracing the consistently evolving wired in world that we are all beginning reliant on. This begs the question, are we causing the increase in white collar crime by embracing technology in every aspect of our lives? (Problem Statement) We now live in a world that is instantly interconnected, logged on, and tuned in. just about every facet of our existence has some derivative of electronic components.
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The FBI is estimating with those complaints a total loss of over $800 million. This makes up a small percentage of victims of white collar crime and the loss value is much higher. The Internet Crime Complaint Center takes complaints on a voluntary basis by victims. This leaves a huge gap in data that needs to be collected to further analyze the gross impact of white collar crime on victims. Out of the numerous criminal investigations that I have conducted involving white collar crime, only a handful of victims actually followed through and filed a report with the Internet Crime Complaint …show more content…
White collar crime has been ever-changing ever since the subcategory of criminal activity was created. From Frank Abagnale creating fictitious payroll checks to today’s far more sophisticated black hat hacker, white collar crime has followed the technical uses of the day. What is become evident is the critical importance of accurate statistical data for all facets of criminal justice. Criminal justice agencies, however, are a little behind in collecting and analyzing crime data across the board as it relates to white collar crime. The majority of law enforcement agencies report to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform Crime Reporting. These statistics are very limited in scope about specific details on specific crimes. A far better reporting system is the National Incident Based Reporting System, which only a few states are utilizing currently. The State of Georgia, for example, is not submitting NIBRS reports. NIBRS data could be utilized to further the research on a white collar crime if adjusted to meet data
The FBI is estimating with those complaints a total loss of over $800 million. This makes up a small percentage of victims of white collar crime and the loss value is much higher. The Internet Crime Complaint Center takes complaints on a voluntary basis by victims. This leaves a huge gap in data that needs to be collected to further analyze the gross impact of white collar crime on victims. Out of the numerous criminal investigations that I have conducted involving white collar crime, only a handful of victims actually followed through and filed a report with the Internet Crime Complaint …show more content…
White collar crime has been ever-changing ever since the subcategory of criminal activity was created. From Frank Abagnale creating fictitious payroll checks to today’s far more sophisticated black hat hacker, white collar crime has followed the technical uses of the day. What is become evident is the critical importance of accurate statistical data for all facets of criminal justice. Criminal justice agencies, however, are a little behind in collecting and analyzing crime data across the board as it relates to white collar crime. The majority of law enforcement agencies report to the Federal Bureau of Investigations Uniform Crime Reporting. These statistics are very limited in scope about specific details on specific crimes. A far better reporting system is the National Incident Based Reporting System, which only a few states are utilizing currently. The State of Georgia, for example, is not submitting NIBRS reports. NIBRS data could be utilized to further the research on a white collar crime if adjusted to meet data