Topic: Consumer Attitude/Behavior

  Citizens Support for Local Law Enforcement to Anti-Counterfeiting Activities Read the full article Jay Kennedy, Matthew Maher & Asia Campbell, 2019 Product counterfeiting is a global crime that can have substantial effects within local communities, particularly with regard to its impact on citizens. Undertaking anti-counterfeiting activities at the local level requires law enforcement agencies […]

  Clicking Into Harms Way: The Decision to Purchase Regulated Goods Online Read the Full Article Jay Kennedy and Jeremy Wilson, 2017   Counterfeit products are a significant global risk to brands and those who hold intellectual property rights to them. They also pose significant risks to public health and safety, the economy, and even […]

  Explaining Consumer Demand for Counterfeit Goods: Social Learning or Low Self-Control? Zoltán Levente Fejes, 2017   Two competing theoretical explanations for the knowing purchase of counterfeit goods are Akers’ Social Learning Theory and Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Low Self-Control Theory. This A-CAPP Center Backgrounder reports results of a survey among Romanian university students about volitional […]

  Empowering Consumers as Capable Guardians to Prevent Online Product Counterfeiting Victimization in the Athletic Footwear Industry: A Routine Activity Perspective Read the full thesis George Adams, 2016 Submitted to Michigan State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Criminal Justice – Master of Science, 2016.   E-commerce has given consumers […]

  Counterfeit Parts in the U.S. Department of Defense Supply Chain Brandon Sullivan and Jeremy Wilson, 2016 Counterfeit parts in the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain threaten national security by compromising critical military operations and placing the lives of military service members at risk. These counterfeits are difficult to identify and are reported […]