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Identity Crime / White Collar Crime Publications
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NOTE: The documents below are PDF files. To view or print these files you can download the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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 Who's on First?
Challenges Facing Prosecutors and Financial Institutions in Responding to Identity Theft -- To facilitate dialogue and cooperation between financial institutions and prosecutors, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice funded a project by the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) in partnership with First Data Corporation and the STAR®Network. The purpose of the project was to pinpoint common problems and obstacles facing financial institutions and prosecutors and share the recommended solutions that they can use to work together successfully. This report represents the culmination of those efforts by presenting recommended strategies for collaboration between prosecutors and financial institutions.
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 Understanding E-mail
A Primer for Local Prosecutors -- From a prosecutor’s perspective, e-mails are digital evidence stored on media devices. This monograph will discuss the basic “tech” terminology a prosecutor is likely to encounter and needs to be familiar with when prosecuting high-tech crimes involving e-mail.
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 The ECPA, ISPs & Obtaining E-mail
A Primer for Local Prosecutors -- This APRI special report is intended to serve as a primer for the state or local prosecutor seeking to obtain e-mail information from ISPs.
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 21st Century Phraud
Three Jurisdictions' Efforts to Combat Telecommunications Fraud -- APRI selected three prosecutorial offices for an in-depth study on what local prosecutors were doing to meet the challenges posed by telecommunications fraud cases. APRI visited these offices with the goal of identifying the lessons learned and promising practices developed by these offices. This monograph provides an overview of each jurisdiction’s demographics and discusses their respective efforts.
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 Protecting America's Senior Citizens
What Local Prosecutors Are Doing to Fight Elder Abuse -- This report summarizes a national survey of local prosecutors’ offices, in which prosecutors describe their experiences with investigating, prosecuting, and providing victim services in elder abuse cases. In addition, information from case studies of three local prosecutors’ offices with successful elder abuse programs is summarized, including various tips and tools developed by these offices.
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 If It Sounds Too Good To Be True
Local Prosecutors' Experiences Fighting Telecommunications Fraud -- The advancement of technological tools such as computers, the Internet, and cellular phones has made life easier and more convenient for most people in our society. However, some individuals and groups have subverted these telecommunication devices into tools to defraud numerous unsuspecting victims. This report summarizes a national survey of local prosecutors’ offices, in which prosecutors were asked to identify challenges and barriers that arise in prosecuting telecommunications fraud cases as well as innovative and promising approaches they use to overcome those challenges.
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 Prosecution of Elder Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation
Criminal Liability, Due Process, and Hearsay --
Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation are burgeoning crimes in the United States. It is estimated that one to two million Americans, ages 65 or older, who are dependent on others for care are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
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 Telemarketing Fraud Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention Manual
The Experience of Five Demonstration Sites -- Congress has estimated that telemarketing fraud is a $40 billion a year “industry.” Even worse, fraudulent telemarketers often prey upon those least able to recover, older Americans.
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Fifty-One Experiments in Combating Elder Abuse -- A Survey of State Criminal Laws Relating to Elder Abuse and Mandatory Reporting.
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 Home Improvement Fraud Against Seniors Manual -- This manual is a comprehensive reference guide for prosecutors in the investigation and prosecution of home improvement fraud offenses committed against the elderly. Organized by subject matter into eight substantive chapters, reference materials, a resource directory and a page of web links, it provides detailed information on the victims, offenders, scams, investigations, pre-trial considerations, trial tactics and effective use of the federal court system in these types of cases.
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Telemarketing Fraud Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention Manual -- With funding provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) and AARP have written a manual entitled "Telemarketing Fraud Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention." APRI and AARP developed this resource to assist local prosecutors in their prevention and enforcement efforts with respect to telemarketing fraud crimes.
Topics covered in the manual include:
- Telemarketing Fraud Victim Profiles
- Basic Scams
- Investigative Techniques
- Potential Partners in Combating Telemarketing Fraud
- Trial Issues
- Developing Prevention Initiatives
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