The United States Postal Service: Understanding White-Collar Crime, Criminal Activity, and Fraud Prevention Effectiveness

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Title
The United States Postal Service: Understanding White-Collar Crime, Criminal Activity, and Fraud Prevention Effectiveness
Creator
Susan C. Ames
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
Project Type
Professional Project
Date
6/15/2025
Abstract
The United States Postal Service plays a significant and vital role in this country’s communication infrastructure, economy, and the daily lives of every person and business that uses it, where no single operation in the world can compare. This study investigates the effectiveness and/or failures of the fraud and criminal activity prevention systems, strategies, and measures utilized by USPS; the circumstances in which white-collar crimes are likely to occur; the other law enforcement agencies that collaborate with USPS; contributing factors of fraud and criminal activity against USPS; and the societal impact that fraud prevention can have on the overall economy. The justification for this research is to expose the extremely detrimental consequences when systems fail for those who depend on this agency daily for correspondence, commerce, and essential functions. The key finding of this research revealed that efforts are continually made to improve fraud prevention, including the enhancement of physical security measures, improved technological security measures, improved legal and regulatory frameworks, improved investigative and enforcement mechanisms, improved prevention and mitigation strategies, continued law enforcement partnerships, improved employee training and awareness, and improved and public awareness campaigns.
Keywords
White-Collar Crime
United States Postal Service
Federal
Committee Member
Omar Melchor-Ayala
Mari Sakiyama
Terry Gingerich
Rights
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Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
SueAmes_PP_2025
Item sets
Graduate Work
Media
SueAmes_PP_2025.pdf