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Perceptions of white-collar crime registries

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  • Jill O. Jasperson
  • Thomas E. Dearden
  • Ronald Mellado Miller

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Purpose - In 2015, Utah enacted the first white-collar crime (WCC) registry. Similar to sex offender registries, this registry provides demographic information to the public. Utah’s law includes convicted offenders of second-degree felonies for a variety of non-violent, financial crimes, including securities fraud, insurance fraud and theft by deception (H.B. 378,2015). The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of this new registry. Design/methodology/approach - A survey was built in 2016 to better understand the perceptions of said WCC registry. This paper considers the relationships between demographic variables, fear of crime and support for Utah’s WCC registry using data from over 968 university students in Utah. Findings - The authors find strong support for the registry, with 76% of the sample supporting its implementation. Only one variable, social political affiliation, was significant. Those who defined themselves as social strong liberals were more likely to select somewhat support rather than definitely support the registry. Originality/value - This is the first paper that we know of to examine support for a WCC registry.

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  • Jill O. Jasperson & Thomas E. Dearden & Ronald Mellado Miller, 2021. "Perceptions of white-collar crime registries," Journal of Financial Crime, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 29(2), pages 639-652, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfcpps:jfc-03-2021-0075
    DOI: 10.1108/JFC-03-2021-0075
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