The Consequences of Identity Theft Victimization: Evidence from a National Probability Sample

• In Event: White-Collar Crime at 75: Elite Offenders, Fraud Victims, and Alternative Definitions

Abstract

Although there is a considerable body of research on the short and long term consequences of victimization, the majority of this work focuses on violent crime. Apart from documented financial losses, little is known about the potential mental and emotional consequences (e.g., Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) experienced by victims of white-collar crime.Using data from the 2012 Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the current study addresses this void.

Authors

• Kristy Holtfreter, Arizona State University

• Katelyn Wattanaporn, Arizona State University