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Index - W

Waagner, Clayton Lee, 66

Waco (TX), 56

Wall Street Journal, 66

The Washington Post, 63

Weapons
     aggravated assault, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.13)
     guns and crime, 32-35
     justifiable homicide by law enforcement officers, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.18)
     justifiable homicide by private citizens, by weapon, 1998-2002, 34 (t2.17)
     law enforcement officers feloniously killed, by type of weapon, 1993-2002, 140 (t9.4)
     murder victims, by age, weapon used, 2002, 26t
     murder victims, by weapon used, 1998-2002, 33 (t2.16)
     offenses, 32
     robberies, percent distribution of, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.12)
     used in aggravated assault, 27
     used in murders, 22-23
     used in robbery, 27
     used to kill law enforcement officers, 137
     by victim-offender relationship, type of crime, weapon used, 2002, 50t-51t
     weapons law violations, juvenile arrest rates for, 1980-2001, 85f

Weaver, Randy, 56

Web sites, 55

West
     aggravated assault, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.13)
     aggravated assault in, 27
     burglary rate in, 28
     crime rate in, 3
     Index of Crime offense and population distribution, by region, 2002, 21t
     larceny-theft rate in, 29
     murder rate in, 20, 22
     prison population in, 97
     prisoners under jurisdiction of state/federal correctional authorities, by region, jurisdiction, year end 2001-02, 93t
     property crime victimization rates, by type of crime, region, residence locality, 2002, 47t
     robberies, percent distribution of, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.12)
     victim characteristics and, 41-42
     violent/property crime rates, by region, 2002, 6f

Weston, Russell E., Jr., 139

Whitacre, Marc, 118

White Americans
     arrests by race, 11t-13t
     arrests for drug abuse/liquor law violations, 129
     arrests of, 8
     church arson and, 60-61
     criminal justice system, confidence in, 146
     death penalty and, 90
     drug use among juveniles, 132
     drugs, testing positive for, at time of arrest, 131
     gender/race of full-time federal officers with arrest and firearm authority, June 2002, 144f
     hate crime offenses by known offender's race, bias motivation, 2002, 61t
     hate crimes committed by, 60
     hate-motivated murder incidents and, 58-59
     incarceration rate, 93
     jail inmates, 95
     juvenile arrest rates for, 71-72
     juvenile status offenders, 80-81
     murder offenders/victims, 22
     offender, age, race, sex of, 1996-2000, 30t
     prisoner characteristics, 98
     recidivism and, 101
     reporting crime to police and, 39
     sentenced prison population under state jurisdiction, growth of, by race, Hispanic origin, offense, 1995-2001, 98 (t6.12)
     sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, estimated number of, by offense, gender, race, Hispanic origin, 2001, 97 (t6.9)
     sniper-attack murder offenders, by age, sex, race, 1982-2001, 28t
     in state prisons for drug offenses, 132
     victim characteristics, 41, 42
     victimizations, number of, and victimization rates by type of crime, race of head of household, 2002, 44t

White-collar crime
     abuse of public office, persons indicted, awaiting trial on December 31, and convicted of offenses involving, 1973-2004, 125t
     arrests for, 105-106
     bank fraud, 110-111
     bribery, 118
     company robbing consumer, 117-118
     computer crime, 114-117
     corporate crime, 107-109
     corporate data, falsifying, 109-110
     definition of, 105
     elderly, scams on, 123-124
     environmental crime, 124-126
     financial institution fraud and failure matters handled by U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-2002, 111t
     forgery, counterfeiting, 118-119
     fraud against insurance companies, 111
     fraud by insurance companies, 111-112
     identity fraud cases, how victims' information is misused, January 1-December 31, 2003, 107t
     identity theft, 106-107
     identity theft complaints by victim age, January 1-December 31, 2003, 108f
     mail crime, 114
     money laundering, 119-121
     money laundering defendants, characteristics of convicted, 2001, 120t
     number of, 105
     offenders, victims, 106
     public corruption, 122-123
     retail inventory shrinkage rates, 1991-2002, 121f
     retail inventory shrinkage, sources of, 2002, 122f
     retail market segment, employee theft by, 2002, 123f
     retail store theft, 121-122
     robbing the company, 117
     securities fraud, 112-113
     shoplifting, responses to, 2002, 124f
     tax fraud, 118
     telemarketing fraud, 113-114
     U.S. Department of Defense, stealing from, 109

White-collar regulatory offenses, 105

Wiersema, Brian, 44-45

Wilson, Terrance S., 117-118

Wisconsin, Mitchell v., 57

Worchester (MA) airport, 116

Work at home plans, 113

Workplace violence
     statistics, 35-36
     workplace homicides by victim characteristics, type of event, selected occupation and industry, 1992-2001, 35t-36t

Workplace Violence: Issues in Response (Critical Incident Response Group), 35

World Trade Center (New York City, NY), 65

Wyoming, hate crime laws in, 56

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