SLWCCP Attachments

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Attachment 1: The Omnibus and Crime Control Act of 1968

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Attachment 2: BJS Invitational email

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Attachment 3: Participation email

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Attachment 4: Nonrespondent email

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Attachment 5: Survey instrument

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Attachment 1: The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968

DERIVATION
Title I
THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968
(Public Law 90-351)
42 U.S.C. § 3711, et seq.
AN ACT to assist State and local governments in reducing the incidence of crime, to increase the effectiveness,
fairness, and coordination of law enforcement and criminal justice systems at all levels of government, and for other
purposes.
As Amended By
THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1970
(Public Law 91-644)
THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1973
(Public Law 93-83)
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974
(Public Law 93-415)
THE PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS’ BENEFITS ACT OF 1976
(Public Law 94-430)
THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1976
(Public Law 94-503)
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1979
(Public Law 96-157)
THE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1984
(Public Law 98-473)
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1986
(Public Law 99-570-Subtitle K)
THE ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988
TITLE VI, SUBTITLE C - STATE AND LOCAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
AND JUSTICE ASSISTANCE IMPROVEMENTS
(Public Law 100-690)
THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990
(Public Law 101-647)
BRADY HANDGUN VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT
(Public Law 103-159)
VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1994
(Public Law 103-322)
NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION ACT OF 1993, AS AMENDED
(Public Law 103-209)
and
CRIME IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1998
(Public Law 105-251)

BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
CHAPTER 46 - SUBCHAPTER III
[TITLE I - PART C]
42 USC § 3731

[Sec. 301.] Statement of purpose

It is the purpose of this subchapter [part] to provide for and encourage the collection and
analysis of statistical information concerning crime, juvenile delinquency, and the
operation of the criminal justice system and related aspects of the civil justice system and
to support the development of information and statistical systems at the Federal, State,
and local levels to improve the efforts of these levels of government to measure and
understand the levels of crime, juvenile delinquency, and the operation of the criminal
justice system and related aspects of the civil justice system. The Bureau shall utilize to
the maximum extent feasible State governmental organizations and facilities responsible
for the collection and analysis of criminal justice data and statistics. In carrying out the
provisions of this subchapter [part], the Bureau shall give primary emphasis to the
problems of State and local justice systems.
42 USC § 3732

[Sec. 302.] Bureau of Justice Statistics

(a) Establishment. There is established within the Department of Justice, under the
general authority of the Attorney General, a Bureau of Justice Statistics (hereinafter
referred to in this subchapter [part] as “Bureau”).
(b) Appointment of Director; experience; authority; restrictions. The Bureau shall be
headed by a Director appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The Director shall have had experience in statistical programs. The Director
shall have final authority for all grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts awarded by
the Bureau. The Director shall report to the Attorney General through the Assistant
Attorney General. The Director shall not engage in any other employment than that of
serving as Director; nor shall the Director hold any office in, or act in any capacity for,
any organization, agency, or institution with which the Bureau makes any contract or
other arrangement under this Act.
(c) Duties and functions of Bureau. The Bureau is authorized to–
(1) make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with public
agencies, institutions of higher education, private organizations, or private
individuals for purposes related to this subchapter [part]; grants shall be made
subject to continuing compliance with standards for gathering justice statistics set
forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the Director;
(2) collect and analyze information concerning criminal victimization, including
crimes against the elderly, and civil disputes;
(3) collect and analyze data that will serve as a continuous and comparable
national social indication of the prevalence, incidence, rates, extent, distribution,
and attributes of crime, juvenile delinquency, civil disputes, and other statistical
factors related to crime, civil disputes, and juvenile delinquency, in support of
national, State, and local justice policy and decisionmaking;
(4) collect and analyze statistical information, concerning the operations of the
criminal justice system at the Federal, State, and local levels;

(5) collect and analyze statistical information concerning the prevalence,
incidence, rates, extent, distribution, and attributes of crime, and juvenile
delinquency, at the Federal, State, and local levels;
(6) analyze the correlates of crime, civil disputes and juvenile delinquency, by the
use of statistical information, about criminal and civil justice systems at the
Federal, State, and local levels, and about the extent, distribution and attributes of
crime, and juvenile delinquency, in the Nation and at the Federal, State, and local
levels;
(7) compile, collate, analyze, publish, and disseminate uniform national statistics
concerning all aspects of criminal justice and related aspects of civil justice,
crime, including crimes against the elderly, juvenile delinquency, criminal
offenders, juvenile delinquents, and civil disputes in the various States;
(8) recommend national standards for justice statistics and for insuring the
reliability and validity of justice statistics supplied pursuant to this chapter [title];
(9) maintain liaison with the judicial branches of the Federal and State
Governments in matters relating to justice statistics, and cooperate with the
judicial branch in assuring as much uniformity as feasible in statistical systems of
the executive and judicial branches;
(10) provide information to the President, the Congress, the judiciary, State and
local governments, and the general public on justice statistics;
(11) establish or assist in the establishment of a system to provide State and local
governments with access to Federal informational resources useful in the
planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs under this Act;
(12) conduct or support research relating to methods of gathering or analyzing
justice statistics;
(13) provide for the development of justice information systems programs and
assistance to the States and units of local government relating to collection,
analysis, or dissemination of justice statistics;
(14) develop and maintain a data processing capability to support the collection,
aggregation, analysis and dissemination of information on the incidence of crime
and the operation of the criminal justice system;
(15) collect, analyze and disseminate comprehensive Federal justice transaction
statistics (including statistics on issues of Federal justice interest such as public
fraud and high technology crime) and to provide technical assistance to and work
jointly with other Federal agencies to improve the availability and quality of
Federal justice data;
(16) provide for the collection, compilation, analysis, publication and
dissemination of information and statistics about the prevalence, incidence, rates,
extent, distribution and attributes of drug offenses, drug related offenses and drug
dependent offenders and further provide for the establishment of a national

clearinghouse to maintain and update a comprehensive and timely data base on all
criminal justice aspects of the drug crisis and to disseminate such information;
(17) provide for the collection, analysis, dissemination and publication of
statistics on the condition and progress of drug control activities at the Federal,
State and local levels with particular attention to programs and intervention
efforts demonstrated to be of value in the overall national anti- drug strategy and
to provide for the establishment of a national clearinghouse for the gathering of
data generated by Federal, State, and local criminal justice agencies on their drug
enforcement activities;
(18) provide for the development and enhancement of State and local criminal
justice information systems, and the standardization of data reporting relating to
the collection, analysis or dissemination of data and statistics about drug offenses,
drug related offenses, or drug dependent offenders;
(19) provide for research and improvements in the accuracy, completeness, and
inclusiveness of criminal history record information, information systems, arrest
warrant, and stolen vehicle record information and information systems and
support research concerning the accuracy, completeness, and inclusiveness of
other criminal justice record information;
(20) maintain liaison with State and local governments and governments of other
nations concerning justice statistics;
(21) cooperate in and participate with national and international organizations in
the development of uniform justice statistics;
(22) ensure conformance with security and privacy requirement of section 3789g
of this title and identify, analyze, and participate in the development and
implementation of privacy, security and information policies which impact on
Federal and State criminal justice operations and related statistical activities; and
(23) exercise the powers and functions set out in subchapter VIII [part H] of this
chapter [title].
(d) Justice statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination. To insure that all justice
statistical collection, analysis, and dissemination is carried out in a coordinated manner,
the Director is authorized to–
(1) utilize, with their consent, the services, equipment, records, personnel,
information, and facilities of other Federal, State, local, and private agencies and
instrumentalities with or without reimbursement therefor, and to enter into
agreements with such agencies and instrumentalities for purposes of data
collection and analysis;
(2) confer and cooperate with State, municipal, and other local agencies;
(3) request such information, data, and reports from any Federal agency as may be
required to carry out the purposes of this chapter [title];
(4) seek the cooperation of the judicial branch of the Federal Government in

gathering data from criminal justice records; and
(5) encourage replication, coordination and sharing among justice agencies
regarding information systems, information policy, and data.
(e) Furnishing of information, data, or reports by Federal agencies. Federal agencies
requested to furnish information, data, or reports pursuant to subsection (d)(3) of this
section shall provide such information to the Bureau as is required to carry out the
purposes of this section.
(f) Consultation with representatives of State and local government and judiciary. In
recommending standards for gathering justice statistics under this section, the Director
shall consult with representatives of State and local government, including, where
appropriate, representatives of the judiciary.
42 USC § 3733

[Sec. 303.] Authority for 100 per centum grants

A grant authorized under this subchapter [part] may be up to 100 per centum of the total
cost of each project for which such grant is made. The Bureau shall require, whenever
feasible as a condition of approval of a grant under this subchapter [part] , that the
recipient contribute money, facilities, or services to carry out the purposes for which the
grant is sought.
42 USC § 3735

[Sec. 304.] Use of data

Data collected by the Bureau shall be used only for statistical or research purposes, and
shall be gathered in a manner that precludes their use for law enforcement or any purpose
relating to a particular individual other than statistical or research purposes.

Attachment 2: BJS Invitational Email

BJS Letterhead

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Name
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Address
Dear :
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), in partnership with the National White Collar Crime Center
(NW3C) and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), is requesting your office’s
participation in the first Survey of States Attorney General (SSAG). BJS and our partners will obtain
information on the types of white collar criminal and civil offenses handled in your office and those of the
other state AGs.
This census will collect information your office’s activities related to white collar offenses, including
criminal prosecution and civil handling, training, and coordination with federal and local authorities. You
will be receiving more detailed information on how to participate on DATE directly from NW3C,
including a hyperlink to complete the survey online.
Although participation is voluntary, the response of your agency is very important to this project, and I
hope you and your staff will agree to assist us. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, we
weighed the resources required to collect these data against the critical information that will be generated
with your participation. This data collection has been reviewed and approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (please see OMB control number XXX on the data collection forms).
Consistent with its mission, BJS is authorized to collect these data and will use them solely for research
and statistical purposes as described in Title 42, U.S.C. §3735 and §3789g (enclosed). Your cooperation
in providing us this information will greatly assist this study.
Thanks you in advance for your participation in this census.
Sincerely,

William J. Sabol, PhD
Acting Director
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(202) 514-1062
[email protected]

Attachment 3: Participation Email and Hyperlink to Survey

EMAIL INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE SLWCCP 2014

Dear [Name]:

White collar offenses have received increased attention since the economic crash of 2008. The Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS), in partnership with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are implementing the State and Local White Collar
Crime Program (SLWCCP). Part of this collection effort is to describe the response of state Attorneys
General to white collar offending. We hope you will accept this invitation to participate.

To begin the survey, click on the web link below or copy and paste the address in you internet browse.
You will be prompted to type in your User ID and 5-digit Access Code, listed below.
Web link:
User ID:
Access Code:

[web address]
[e.g., respondent’s email address]
[5-digit password]

Please complete the survey no later than month, year. Your participation in the SLWCCP is
voluntary. If you have questions about the survey or experience any difficulties accessing it on the
internet, please contact April Wall-Parker ([email protected] or 1 (800) XXX-XXXX).
We appreciate your time in completing the survey.

Sincerely,

April Wall-Parker
National White Collar Crime Center
5000 NASA Blvd, Suite 2400
Fairmont, WV 26554
Email: [email protected]

Attachment 4: Nonrespondent Email

August 11, 2014

Name
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Address
Address
Address
Dear Contact:

Thanks you for your continued participation in the State and Local White Collar Crime Survey.
BJS intends to complete collection by the end of March in 2015. To meet this deadline, we request
that you submit the forms for your 2014 cases as soon as possible. If you have inquiries regarding the
collection, please contact April Wall-Parker, our data collection agent at NW3C, via telephone at 1 (800)
XXX-XXXX or email at [email protected].

To begin or continue the survey, click on the web link below or copy and paste the address in
you internet browse. You will be prompted to type in your User ID and 5-digit Access Code,
listed below.
Web link:
[web address]
User ID:
[e.g., respondent’s email address]
Access Code: [5-digit password]
If you have any general comments about these collections, you may also contact me at (202) 353-7381 or
[email protected].
Sincerely,

Tracey Kyckelhahn
Statistician
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Attachment 5: Paper Copy of Online Survey

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OMB No.__________ Approval Expires__________

Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Department of Justice
2014 Survey of State Attorneys General

This survey is being conducted by the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and the National Association of
Attorneys General (NAAG) under the direction of the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain information regarding your office's cases involving white collar offenses. The data
collected will be used to assess the prevalence of white collar cases handled by the Attorneys Generals' Offices and to
inform future data collection activities. Although this survey is voluntary (i.e., a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information), we urgently need and appreciate your cooperation to make the results comprehensive,
accurate, and timely.
In this survey, the term "white collar offenses refers" to "any violation of law committed through non-violent means,
involving lies, omissions, deceit, misrepresentation or violation of a position of trust, by an individual or organization for
personal or organizational benefit." When answering the survey questions, please keep this definition in mind and be
inclusive with your answers.
We are interested in criminal prosecutions of white collar crime and civil cases that involve similar activity.
While this is not a complete list of all white collar offenses, some specific examples include:

Consumer Fraud
Securities Fraud
Insurance Fraud
Tax Fraud
False Claims and Statements
Workplace Related Offenses (e.g., unsafe working conditions)
Environmental Offenses
Illegal Payments to Government Officials (giving or receiving)
Unfair Trade Practices
Bank Fraud
Medical Fraud

Information Supplied By:
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Instructions
1. For all questions, the phrase "During 2014” refers to January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014.
2. Some questions will ask for specific counts (e.g., cases or offenses). In these questions, we are interested only in
instances where charges were filed with a court. A case is defined as a set of all charges against a single defendant that
are handled by the court as a single matter. A case with three defendants should be recorded as three cases, but a case
with one defendant with multiple charges should be counted as one case.
3. For the purpose of this survey, we are interested in cases that were closed during 2014. A case is closed when the
court has made a decision to convict the defendants or find the defendants liable or to dismiss the case.
4. If you need to come back to the survey at a later time, simply click the “Save” button located at the bottom of the
survey. You may log back in to the survey using the original email sent to you. If you need to send the survey to another
person to complete, please forward them the original email containing the survey link.
5. Do not click “Submit” until the survey is complete. You will not be able to return to the survey once it is officially
submitted.
6. If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the NW3C at [email protected] or
call (toll-free) 877-628-7674.

Burden Statement
Federal Agencies may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 36 minutes per response,
including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspects of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20531. The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended (42 USC 3732), authorizes this
information collection.

1.

What is the position of the person filling out this survey?

2.

What types of white collar cases does your office handle, including criminal prosecutions and civil
complaints? Select One.

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Criminal prosecutions only (You will skip the civil section and be advanced to Q13 upon completion of the criminal
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Civil complaints only (You will be advanced to Q8)
Both criminal prosecutions and civil complaints
Our office does not handle white collar cases (You will be advanced to Q21)

During 2014, what types of criminal white collar cases did your office prosecute? Check either "yes" or "
no" for each case type. If you are not able to determine "yes" or "no," please click the "not able to determine"
button.

Consumer Fraud
Securities Fraud
Insurance Fraud
Tax Fraud
False Claims and Statements
Workplace Related Offenses (e.g.,
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Environmental Offenses
Illegal Payments to Government
Officials
Unfair Trade Practices
Bank Fraud
Medical Fraud
Other Please specify.

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During 2014, how many criminal white collar cases in total did your office prosecute? If this number is
an estimate, please click the estimate button. If you are not able to determine this, please click the "not able to
determine" button. A case is defined as a set of all charges against a single defendant that are handled by the
court as a single matter. A case with three defendants should be recorded as three cases, but a case with one
defendant with multiple charges should be counted as one case.

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Number of Closed Cases

You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if needed.

5.

During 2014, how many criminal white collar cases involved the prosecution of businesses (i.e.,
corporations or partnerships)? If this number is an estimate, please click the estimate button. If you are not
able to determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button. A case is defined as a set of all charges
against a single defendant that are handled by the court as a single matter. A case with three defendants
should be recorded as three cases, but a case with one defendant with multiple charges should be counted as
one case.

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You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if needed.

6.

During 2014, how many criminal white collar cases involved the prosecution of individuals or sole
proprietorships? If this number is an estimate, please click the estimate button. If you are not able to
determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button. A case is defined as a set of all charges against
a single defendant that are handled by the court as a single matter. A case with three defendants should be
recorded as three cases, but a case with one defendant with multiple charges should be counted as one case.

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You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if needed.

7.

Of the cases closed during 2014, what criminal sanctions were imposed on individuals that were found
guilty, pleaded no contest, or pleaded to lesser charges? Check either "yes" or "no" for each type of
criminal sanction.

Probation
Restitution and/or Fines
Community Service
Imprisonment
Suspended Sentence
Suspension of Business or
Professional License
Revocation of Business or
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Court Costs

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If 'yes'During 2014, what types of civil offenses did your office handle that involved behavior
referenced in the white collar offense definition? Check either "yes" or "no" for each case type. If you are
not able to determine "yes" or "no," please click the "not able to determine" button.
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False Claims and Statements
Workplace Related Offenses (e.g.,
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Securities Fraud
Insurance Fraud
Tax Fraud

Unfair Trade Practices
Bank Fraud
Medical Fraud
If 'yes'Other Please specify.

9.

If 'yes'During 2014, how many types of civil offenses, in total, did your office handle that involved
behavior referenced in the white collar offense definition? If this number is an estimate, please click the
estimate button. If you are not able to determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button. A case is
defined as a set of all charges against a single defendant that are handled by the court as a single matter. A
case with three defendants should be recorded as three cases, but a case with one defendant with multiple
charges should be counted as one case.

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If 'yes'Number of Closed Cases

If 'yes'You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if
needed.

10.

If 'yes'How many civil white collar offenses involved the prosecution of businesses (i.e., corporations
or partnerships)? If this number is an estimate, please click the estimate button. If you are not able to
determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button. A case is defined as a set of all charges against
a single defendant that are handled by the court as a single matter. A case with three defendants should be
recorded as three cases, but a case with one defendant with multiple charges should be counted as one case.

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If 'yes'Number of Closed Cases

If 'yes'You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if
needed.

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If 'yes'How many civil white collar offenses involved the prosecution of individuals and/or sole
proprietorships? If this number is an estimate, please click the estimate button. If you are not able to
determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button. A case is defined as a set of all charges against
a single defendant that are handled by the court as a single matter. A case with three defendants should be
recorded as three cases, but a case with one defendant with multiple charges should be counted as one case.

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If 'yes'You may provide additional comments pertaining to the "Number of Closed Cases" listed above, if
needed.

12.

If 'yes'Of those cases closed during 2014, what civil sanctions were imposed on those found liable?
Check either "yes" or "no" for each type of civil sanction. If you are not able to determine this, please click the "
not able to determine" button.

Restitution and/or Fines
Suspension of Business or
Professional License
Revocation of Business or
Professional License
Dissolution of Business

Yes

No

Not Able to Determine

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During 2014, which of the following sources referred white collar offenses to your office for either
criminal or civil enforcement for investigation or prosecution? Check either "yes" or "no" for each type of
source. If you are not able to determine this, please click the "not able to determine" button.

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During 2014, did your office participate in a federal or state white collar crime task force or working
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My office did not participate in a task force or working group.

Does your office have a specialized unit (or dedicated staff) that deals exclusively with white collar
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We are interested in your office’s decision making process for white collar offense referrals. Under
what circumstances would you refer a case to the federal level for prosecution? Check all that apply.

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Our office does not refer cases to the federal level for prosecution

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We are interested in your office’s decision making process for white collar offense referrals. Under
what circumstances would you refer a case to local prosecutors for prosecution? Check all that apply.

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We are interested in your office’s decision making process for white collar offense referrals. Under
what circumstances would you refer a case to state agencies for regulatory action? Check all that apply.

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Does your office have an automated case management system?

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Can your case management system differentiate between businesses and individuals with regard to
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Would it be possible for your office to provide additional statistics for future data collections of the
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For what years does your office have data/statistics on either criminal or civil white collar crime cases?
Check all that apply.

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Do you provide agencies within your state or territory legal aid with regard to white collar offenses?

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If 'yes'Please list the agencies for which you provide legal aid.

22.

In the event that there are follow-up questions regarding this survey, please provide the contact
information (name, phone number, email address) of the person most appropriate to answer questions
related to the following within your agency:
Criminal White Collar Crime
Prosecutions

Civil White Collar Crime Cases

Thank you for participating in the survey.