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 White Collar and Corporate Frauds Understanding Public Policy Preferences
Award Information
Awardee
              University of Maryland
Award #
              2013-IJ-CX-0058
Funding Category
              Competitive
Location
                    College Park, MD
Awardee County
              Prince George''s
Congressional District
              4
Status
              Closed
Funding First Awarded
              2013
Total funding (to date)
              $376,023
Original Solicitation
              NIJ FY 13 Research and Evaluation on White Collar Crime
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2013, $376,023)
The purpose of this research is to (1) provide evidence on the cost of white-collar and corporate frauds, (2) assess the public's willingness-to-pay varies with policy alternatives such as civil versus criminal adjudication, and (3) examine how the public's willingness-to-pay varies by the information provided on factors such as the details of the offense, the offender, the victim, and the institutional approach to handling the offense. This project will conduct a literature review and, develop and conduct a survey on the public's willingness-to-pay. An interdisciplinary panel of experts will assess (1) crimes to be included in the survey and the range of harms associated with those crimes, (2) develop appropriate crime definitions, and (3) make relevant distinctions between institutional approaches to dealing with crimes (e.g. civil/administrative, private litigation, criminal charges). Two focus groups of 8-10 citizens from the general population will also assist by assuring that crime definitions and survey questions are understandable and meaningful to the general population. The survey will be piloted and then administered to a nationally representative sample of 2,000 U.S. residents age 18 and older. Statistical modeling and empirical estimation will determine the willingness-to-pay to reduce crime as a function of crime specific factors (e.g. dollar amount taken, impact of victim), offender specific factors (e.g. past criminal history), and demographic characteristics of the respondent.ca/ncf



  
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                      Perceptions of White-Collar Crime Seriousness: Unpacking and Translating Attitudes into Policy Preferences
                  The Influence of Scope, Frames, and Extreme Willingness to Pay Responses on Cost of Crime Estimates
                  Victim Compensation Policy and White-Collar Crime Public Preferences in a National Willingness-to-Pay Survey

  
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