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Create a White-Collar Crime Division
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David Carlson, Colorado College
To alleviate the rising cost of maintaining the criminal justice system,especially the costs associated with public defenders, states shouldcreate a white-collar crime division within their judicial branches tocounsel public defenders.
I is he governmen’sobligaion o ake on agreaer role in pursuingarbiraors o raud,bribery, counereiing,embezzlemen, insiderrading, kickbacks, moneylaundering, price xing, andsimilar so-called “whie-collar crimes.” In order omake he criminal jusicesysem more equiable, weshould ensure ha well-nanced and well-deendedwhie-collar criminals arebrough o jusice and hahe poores ciizens arebrough o cour wih properlegal represenaion—anobligaion ha ofen goesunme. Currenly, public deenders are nanced largely by criminal nes, hemajoriy o which come rom a handul o high-sakes convicions. A whie-collarcrime division can work wih sae and local police in heir eors o preven,invesigae, and prosecue nancial and echnological crimes, in addiion oproviding greaer social equiy across he specrum o criminal aciviy.
History
Many saes and police deparmenshave divisions dedicaed ocombaing specic ypes ocrimes—such as ani-gang, ani-drug, and special vicims unis. Year more economically perniciouswhie-collar crimes are ackled wihrelaively limied resources. Saeand ederal law enorcemen havebeen lef ar behind as whie-collar
Key Facts
The Naional Fraud Cener repors ha he eco-
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nomic cos o whie-collar crime is well over $100billion per year, ar more han ha o all violencrimes combined.The Financial Liigaion Uni o he Oce or he
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Unied Saes Atorney ound ha on average, 98.5percen o he nancial suppor or vicims’ andpublic deenders’ unds came rom criminal nesand ha he majoriy o hese nes generally camerom a ew large whie-collar crime convicions.Currenly, auhoriies charged wih ideniying
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and prosecuing whie-collar crime “do no haveadequae legal, echnological, and personnel re-sources o mee heir responsibiliies,” accordingo Sam Anar, an ex-oender and an advocae orwhie-collar crime reorm.
Talking Points
Wih beter raining and beter equip-
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men, invesigaors o whie-collar crimewill increase heir scruiny o oendersand lead o more prosecuions o whie-collar criminals.Many saes and police deparmens have
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divisions dedicaed o combaing specicypes o crimes, ye whie-collar crimes areackled wih limied resources, inadequaesang, and insucien legal eams.
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