Home About the Center for the Study of Economic Crimes Gauging the effectiveness of U.S. identity theft legislation By Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Accounting Research in the College of Business at Central Washington University, and Kristy Holtfreter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Journal of Financial Crime 13 (1): 56-64. (2006) Sociolegal change in consumer fraud: From victim-offender interactions to global networks By Kristy Holtfreter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Shanna Van Slyke, M.S., Doctoral Student; and Thomas G. Blomberg, Ph.D., Dean and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor, Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Crime, Law & Social Change (2005) 44: 251–275 Is occupational fraud "typical" white-collar crime? A comparison of individual and organizational characteristics By Kristy Holtfreter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Journal of Criminal Justice 33 (4): 153-165. (2005) Fraud in American organizations: An examination of control mechanisms By Kristy Holtfreter, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice. Journal of Financial Crime 12 (1): 88-95. (2004) Florida State University College of Criminology & Criminal Justice St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami)