Topic: Education/Awareness

  The Nexus Between Terrorism and Product Counterfeiting in the United States Click here to read the full article Brandon Sullivan, Joshua Freilich, Steven Chermack and Jeremy Wilson, 2014   Terrorists use a wide variety of methods to fund their operations, obtain profits and carry out ideologically driven goals. Terrorist organisations have increasingly been linked to […]

  When Crime Defies Classification: The Case of Product Counterfeiting as White-Collar Crime Click here to read the full article Jeremy Wilson, Justin Heinonen and John Spink 2014   By most accounts, product counterfeiting, a specific type intellectual property crime, is growing in scope, scale and threat and poses serious economic, social and public health […]

  Portraying Product Counterfeiting in the News Brandon Sullivan and Steve Chermak, 2013 Product counterfeiting has received increasing attention in recent years, but there has been little attention to how it is portrayed. We analyzed samples of stories from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal on product counterfeiting and other white-collar crimes. […]

  Product Counterfeiting in Michigan and the Expectations and Priorities for State and Local Law Enforcement: Assessing the Awareness of and Response to the Problem Click here to read the full publication Justin Heinonen, John Spink and A-CAPP Center Staff, 2012   The crime of product counterfeiting is growing in scope, scale, and threat. These […]

  Product Counterfeiting at the State Level: An Empirical Examination of Michigan-Related Incidents Click here to read the full publication Justin Heinonen and Jeremy Wilson, 2012   Product counterfeiting represents a range of criminal activities associated with intellectual property rights infringement of material goods. Virtually, any product, from pharmaceuticals and food to auto parts and […]