White Collar Crime is Prevalent in America

[FreakinDJ]

White Collar Crime is Prevalent in America

The survey found that Americans are victimized by white collar crime to a far greater degree than all other forms of crime combined.

* Nearly 1 in 4 households experienced at least one form of white collar crime in 2010
* 17% of individual respondents reported experiencing at least one form of white collar crime
* The most common white collar crimes were credit card fraud, price misrepresentation and unnecessary repairs

The victims of white collar crime that we interviewed were significantly more likely to report incidents to financial institutions (credit card companies and banks) than to law enforcement.

Nearly half of all known incidents were not reported, and it is believed that many white collar crimes went undetected.

Of household victimizations:

* 54.7% were reported
* But only 11.7% were reported to law enforcement
* Most reports were made to banks or credit card companies, which might help victims recover lost money


http://crimesurvey.nw3c.org/survey.cfm

So convenient the "Get Tough on Crime" RATpubliCONs often overlook and even condone White Collar Crime. Yet some kid from the Getto so much as get caught with a couple of Joints in his pocket and they'll jump up and clamor "20 years Ain't Enough"

[lunatica]

1. The scales of justice are definitely skewed to protect white collar criminals

It's pretty disgusting that we can get royally screwed on a daily basis by white criminals only to be told we've lost our credit standing or homes. The victims of their crimes get to pay.

How do we stop playing their game? No matter what we're on the lose lose end of this game.

[ixion]

2. it's more than prevalent

it's Standard Operating Procedure. Oh, and anyone who works under a W2 is a victim of this crime, in my opinion.