The study, “Identity Fraud Trends and Patterns: Building a Data- Based Foundation for Proactive Enforcement,” found that 29.9 percent of identity theft offenders had prior criminal histories (Gordon et al. 2007).
Author: Sandra K. Hoffman
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781598841435
Category: Political Science
Page: 262
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A comprehensive examination of different forms of identity theft and its economic impact, including profiles of perpetrators and victims and coverage of current trends, security implications, prevention efforts, and legislative actions. * Includes a chronology of key decisions, cases, and government action in the development of identity theft policy * Offers a list of key terms that will help the reader to better understand the sometimes unique language of crimes