As a result of limited law enforcement resources, corporations on their own or in cooperation with industry coalitions, such as BITS, the technology group for the Financial Services Round-table, have had to initiate strategic economic crime-management plans and investigative groups. While protection of corporate assets and their consumers should be their responsibility, there are several consequences to this arrangement. Many economic crimes go unreported; fewer prosecutions of these offenses occur; and perpetrators tend to be fired rather than prosecuted, leaving them free to move on to another organization and continue their victimizing.
On the Federal level, numerous regulatory and law enforcement agencies are authorized to combat specific economic crimes, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, Postal Inspection Service, Securities and Exchange Commission, and Customs. Local law enforcement capabilities for combating economic crime vary, depending on the size and location of the department and the allocation of resources. Some larger municipalities and state law enforcement agencies have formed economic and computer crime units.
There are multiple programs and agencies that try to stop, prevent, or detect federal crime. Some include Coalition for the Prevention of Economic Crime, National Cybercrime Training Partnership, Internet Fraud Complaint Center, and National White Collar Crime Center. But are these enough to help protect the people against this crime.
Johnston, Richard. "White-Collar Crime Laws Need Toughening in Response to New Technologies." USA Today 130 (Jan. 2002): 36-38. Rpt. in White-Collar Crime. Ed. Kelly Wand. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 5 Jan. 2011.
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