Do appeals to religious values during closing arguments of capital cases influence juror's decisions to impose the death penalty? Based on experiments with mock jurors, Monica K. Miller is willing to conclude that religious appeals do not interfere with jurors' sentencing decisions. But the...

The Martha Stewart case serves as a template for reviewing and analyzing federal white collar criminal laws and their enforcement. In addition to examining the investigation of her infamous trade, the essay covers the decision to indict, the ultimate charges, the non-charge of insider trading,...

This essay discusses the advantages of using movies about white collar crime in white collar and property crime courses. Films (e.g. Quiz Show) offer deeper insights into the causes and effects of such crimes than the summary of facts found in cases. Movies (e.g. Catch Me if You Can) illustrate...

This analysis of the criminal tax statutes shows they are similar to white collar frauds in doctrine, purpose, and enforcement strategies. Nevertheless, the tax code is a self-contained criminal code designed to avoid recourse to general white collar offenses. For this reason, the strategic...

The Economic Espionage Act (EEA) is a federal law that makes it a crime to misappropriate a trade secret. This statute, which rests on a property conception of trade secrets, differs from common law and state statutes, which premise civil and criminal liability on wrongful conduct. Treating...

This inquiry considers whether the new crime of copyright infringement, which prohibits personal, noncommercial copying, is justified by retributive and utilitarian theories of punishment - to enforce a shared moral standard or to prevent harm to the community. The harm rationale, to prevent...