Topic: Education/Awareness

  Product Counterfeiting in Michigan and the Expectations and Priorities for State and Local Law Enforcement: Assessing the Awareness of and Response to the Problem John Spink and Justin Heinonen, 2012 The crime of product counterfeiting is growing in scope, scale, and threat. These threats impact Michigan residents, as they do others throughout the U.S. […]

  Product Counterfeiting: Exploring the Risk Click here to read the full article Jeremy Wilson and Steve Chermak, 2012     This article was published in International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. Subscription may be required to view article.  2012 Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees. To read the full article, click […]

  Product Counterfeits in the Online Environment: An Empirical Assessment of Victimization and Reporting Characteristics Click here to read the full article Jeremy Wilson, Justin Heinonen and Thomas Holt, 2012   The growing pace of e-commerce has facilitated the sale and distribution of counterfeit products. One reason may be that consumers cannot fully validate goods […]

  The Media’s Portrayal of Product Counterfeiting and Financial Crimes Click here to read the full article Brandon Sullivan and Steve Chermak, 2012   Although there is a large body of research examining how crime and criminal justice issues are presented in the news, there is no research examining the media construction of product counterfeiting […]

  Terrorism and Counterfeiting: A Synopsis of Critical Issues and Research Opportunities Read the Full Chapter Steve Chermak, Andy Bringuel and Joshua Freilich, 2011   This chapter was published in A. J. Bringuel, J. C. Janowicz, A. C. Valida, E. F. Reid (Eds.). Terrorism research & analysis project. Subscription may be required to read the […]