DEFINITIONS OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME FORMULATED BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE EXPLORED AND THE ANNUAL COSTS OF THESE CRIMES TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ESTIMATED. INCREASED INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND THE USE OF A COMPUTERIZED COMPLAINT INDEX IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA IS DESCRIBED. SENTENCING DISPARITY IN WHITE COLLAR CONVICTIONS IS ANALYZED AND TWO STUDIES BY A PRISONER AND BY A PROSECUTOR ARE SUMMARIZED. ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING METHODS DEVISED BY JUDGES IN SPECIFIC CASES ARE REVIEWED. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON WHITE COLLAR CRIME LITERATURE IS INCLUDED.