FRAUD AND CORRUPTION: (Major, Types, Prevention, and Control)
Introduction
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 cyber crime. 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS (14 Chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xix
Part I
Front Matter
Pages 1-2
Introduction: Overview of Major Types of Fraud and Corruption
Pages 3-19
Fraud and Corruption: A European Perspective
Pages 21-42
Convenience Theory on Crime in the Corporate Sector
Pages 43-60
Identifying and Preventing Gray Corruption in Australian Politics
Pages 61-81
Fraud and Fraudulent Business Practices Related to the East Japan Earthquake
Pages 83-107
Fraud and Corruption in the Healthcare Sector in the United States
Pages 109-124
Corruption and Fraud in Policing
Pages 125-137
Fraud and Corruption in Times of Disaster
Pages 139-157
Part II
Front Matter
Pages 159-160
Fraud and Corruption in the Insurance Industry: An Austrian Perspective
Pages 161-179
Challenges in Controlling, Combating, and Preventing Corruption in Developing Countries
Pages 181-211
Fraud Examiners in Private Investigations of White-Collar Crime
Pages 213-235
Combating Political Corruption: The Case of Armenia in the Context of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption
Pages 237-261
Systemic Corruption: Weapons of the Twenty-First Century, Organized Crime and the Mafia
Pages 263-275
Perspectives on Fraud and Corruption in the Future
Pages 277-294
Back Matter
Pages 295-301
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Bibliographic information
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92333-8
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92332-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-92333-8