Author: Alan Doig
ISBN No: 978-0-566-0883
Review date: 17/12/2025
No of pages: 547
Publisher: Gower
Publisher URL:
http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9780566088322
Year of publication: 11/09/2012
Brief:
This hardback, released on July 27, looks at fraud investigation methods and explores the practical options for preventing and remedying fraud. It examines the mode of investigation, the types of preventative and detection measures, and the range of sanctions that are most appropriate to the institutions, the types of criminal activity, and the countries involved.
This is a reference for public and private sector fraud and security specialists who need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each element of their strategy against fraud and are seeking to learn from their colleagues in other industries. Visit http://www.gowerpublishing.com/isbn/9780566088322 for more information and for free chapter downloads.
Contents: Foreword, Monty Raphael. Book overview and structure, Alan Doig; Part I Themes, Trends and Perspectives: Trends and costs of fraud, Michael Levi; Why commit fraud?, Martin Gill and Janice Goldstraw-White; The changing fraud environment, Stephen Low; Policing and regulating financial services, Peter Wright; Policing and regulating the professionals, David Middleton; Non-law enforcement approaches to the investigation of fraud, Steve Phillips; Accounts and management fraud, Ian Trumper; Law enforcement approaches to the investigation of fraud, Jen Williams. Part II Fraud: How to Investigate…: Criminal fraud, Clive Barnes; Corporate fraud, Jim Jolly; Local government benefit fraud, John Rosenbloom; Procurement fraud, Paul Guile; Company investigations, John Edwards; Charity fraud, Paul Fredericks and Matthew Rowe; Solicitor fraud, Barry Cotter; Insurance fraud, Les Dobie; Telecoms fraud, Richard Lines; Employee fraud, John Armstrong; Bribery and corruption, Mike Betts; Fraud as a financial investigation, Chris Batt; Using intelligence, Alan Bacarese and Roger Critchell; Using the internet as an investigative tool, Adele Sumner; Using digital forensics, Edward Wilding and Aaron Stowell. Part III Prevention: Managing fraud risk in a regulated environment, Michelle Green; The role of corporate governance, George Kelly; The role of audit, Fred Hutchinson; Whistleblowing, Derek Purdy; How to prevent internal fraud, Di Cave. Part IV Sanction Routes: The disciplinary route, Gillian Burns and Jamie Gamble; The confiscation route, Phillip Mobedji; The civil route, Eoin O’Shea; The prosecution route, Alan May; References; Index.
