Why do so many career criminals have records for forgery?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the prevalence of forgery charges among inmates in Georgia, particularly focusing on the types of individuals who have these charges compared to traditional notions of forgery as a white-collar crime. Participants explore the possible reasons behind this trend and speculate on the methods used by these individuals to commit forgery.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants note a high percentage of inmates with 1st Degree Forgery charges also have records for more serious crimes like burglary and robbery, suggesting a different profile than typical white-collar criminals.
  • One participant speculates that these individuals may be stealing checkbooks or payroll checks to commit forgery, questioning if this is a common method.
  • Another participant mentions cases of identity theft and financial exploitation, indicating that forgery can be linked to broader criminal activities.
  • There is a suggestion that the criminal records of forgers in Georgia may reflect a different demographic than what is commonly associated with forgery.
  • One participant shares a link to a Florida criminal records site, indicating a similar trend may exist there.
  • A brief mention of drugs is made, but its relevance to the discussion is unclear.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the reasons behind the high rates of forgery charges among certain inmates, and multiple competing views about the nature of these crimes and the profiles of offenders remain present.

Contextual Notes

The discussion does not clarify the specific definitions of forgery being used, nor does it address the potential overlap between different types of criminal behavior and motivations.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in criminal justice, criminology, or the sociology of crime may find this discussion relevant.

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I often browse the criminal records of inmates at the Georgia Department of Corrections website. A surprisingly high percentage of the inmates have arrest records for 1st Degree Forgery. The inmates that have arrest records for forgery are not the white collar criminal types of inmates. The inmates who have arrest records for forgery tend to also have long arrest records for burglary, robbery, theft by taking, and even rape.

However, when I think of forgery, I would tend to think of white collar crime committed by office workers forging checks, etc.

I think that these robbers and burglars who have arrest records for forgery must steal checkbooks from victims or steal the payroll checks from businesses and cash the checks themselves.

Do you think that stealing checks is what is going on most of the time with the arrests for forgery?
 
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Checks, credit cards, banking or identity theft . We just had a case here where a man was killed, and the murderer lived in his home for several months, cashed his SSI checks, cashed in bonds, maxed out his credit cards and cleaned out his bank account.
 
stickythighs said:
I often browse the criminal records of inmates at the Georgia Department of Corrections website.

I'll refrain from comment about that, but if Georgia is fun for you, Florida has a nice site - some with pictures.
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/ActiveOffenders/search.asp

They list about 10,000 forgers/counterfeiters and lots of other crims to cruise too.
 
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stickythighs said:
I often browse the criminal records of inmates at the Georgia Department of Corrections website. A surprisingly high percentage of the inmates have arrest records for 1st Degree Forgery. The inmates that have arrest records for forgery are not the white collar criminal types of inmates. The inmates who have arrest records for forgery tend to also have long arrest records for burglary, robbery, theft by taking, and even rape.

However, when I think of forgery, I would tend to think of white collar crime committed by office workers forging checks, etc.

I think that these robbers and burglars who have arrest records for forgery must steal checkbooks from victims or steal the payroll checks from businesses and cash the checks themselves.

Do you think that stealing checks is what is going on most of the time with the arrests for forgery?

You spend your time looking up criminals on the georgia website?......
 

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