FRAUD AND CORRUPTION: Major Types, Prevention, and Control

This textbook provides an overview of the major types of fraud and corrupt activities found in private and public agencies, as well as the various methods used to prevent fraud and corruption. It explores where opportunities for fraud exist, the personal characteristics of those who engage in fraud, as well as their prevention and control. This work covers fraud in the financial sector, insurance, health care, and police organizations, as well as cybercrime. It covers the relationship between fraud, corruption, and terrorism; criminal networks; and major types of personal scams (like identity theft and phishing). Finally, it covers the prevention and control of fraud, through corporate whistle blowing, investigative reporting, forensic accounting, and educating the public. This work will be of interest to graduate-level students (as well as upper-level undergraduates) in Criminology & Criminal Justice, particularly with a focus on white collar and corporate crime, as well as related fields like business and management

Risk assessment and risk management: how the police work together with researchers to protect victims in cases of intimate partner violence, stalking, and honor-based violence

Risk assessment and risk management are the basis on which the work for protection of the victims of threats and violence rests. Cases of threats and violence committed toward a family member or someone that is close to the victim are difficult to work with because the relationship between the victim and the perpetrator can be very strong. To prevent further victimization, it is important to understand these difficulties in order to construct the best case-by-case risk management plan with the most effective protective actions. This chapter will focus on the outcome of developmental work done during the last decade by the Swedish police, together with a group of researchers, on risk assessment and risk management in the areas of intimate partner violence, stalking-related violence, and honor-related violence