Maximilian Edelbacher has served as the chief of the Major Crime Bureau and as an international expert for the Council of Europe, OSCE, and UNO. He also chaired the Austrian Antifraud Insurance Bureau and has lectured at several universities, including the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Danube University in Krems, and the Vienna University Department of Sociology. Edelbacher was appointed a special investigator of the AVUS Group on White Collar Crime Cases, a board member of the Austrian Criminal Investigators Association, and a member of the Academic Senior Advisory Council to the United Nations (ACUNS). He is the author of a number of books and journal articles.Peter C. Kratcoski was the chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at Kent State University until his retirement in 1998. Dr. Kratcoski has also held positions as an instructor of sociology at the University of Akron, temporary instructor at the College of Wooster and at John Carroll University, and guest lecturer at Eastern Illinois University. He is currently a professor emeritus at Kent State University and director of the Justice Volunteer Center at the University. His interests are juvenile justice, corrections, crime prevention, and international crime prevention. He is currently the official recorder of the International Police Executive Symposium and is a member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has written many books, book chapters, and journal articles.Michael Theil is a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of University Professors, a member of the Senate and Works Council of the University Professors, and a cooperation delegate for partnerships with different universities. Currently he is an associate professor at the Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the Vienna University. He has published numerous articles, reviews, and book chapters and is the author of Crimes against Insurances. His specialty areas include accounting, general management, insurance, marketing, and quality management. He is also associated with the Institute of Finance and Management Science, the Norwegian School of Economics at Bergen, and Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

" … provides an analysis of the state of crime in this economic sector for anyone interested in the science and practice of increased security in the financial world … a comprehensive work covering many aspects of financial crimes."—Dr. Ewald Judt, in Bank-Archivs

• New Security Concepts. Changing Concepts of Security: The Preventive Turn in Defensive Design. History of Crisis and the Quest for Security. Development toward a "Security Society": The Case of Austria. The Concept of Security in the European Union. Human Security and the United Nations Security Council. Financial Crimes: A Global Threat. White Collar Crime. Cybercrime and Economic Crime. Organized Crime, the Mafia, White Collar Crime, and Corruption. Rule of Law versus Financial Crime. The Financial Crisis and the Haphazard Pursuit of Financial Crime. Fighting Corruption: The Role of the Media in the Broader Global Context. Financial Crisis or Financial Crime? Competence and Corruption. Preventing Another Financial Crisis: Roles of Control Mechanisms. Dealing with Insurance: What Can be Learned. Police Detectives and Investigative Reporters Working Hand in Hand against Organized Crime. Human Factors Analysis: How to Build Resilience against Financial Crimes. Stronger Oversight of the Financial Sector: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Developing Countries. Business Angels: Can They Help to Prevent Another Financial Crisis? Legislative and Programming Initiatives to Prevent and Control Financial Crimes in the United States. Financial Crime: Past, Present, and Future. Epilogue. Index.

Maximilian Edelbacher has served as the chief of the Major Crime Bureau and as an international expert for the Council of Europe, OSCE, and UNO. He also chaired the Austrian Antifraud Insurance Bureau and has lectured at several universities, including the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Danube University in Krems, and the Vienna University Department of Sociology. Edelbacher was appointed a special investigator of the AVUS Group on White Collar Crime Cases, a board member of the Austrian Criminal Investigators Association, and a member of the Academic Senior Advisory Council to the United Nations (ACUNS). He is the author of a number of books and journal articles.Peter C. Kratcoski was the chair of the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at Kent State University until his retirement in 1998. Dr. Kratcoski has also held positions as an instructor of sociology at the University of Akron, temporary instructor at the College of Wooster and at John Carroll University, and guest lecturer at Eastern Illinois University. He is currently a professor emeritus at Kent State University and director of the Justice Volunteer Center at the University. His interests are juvenile justice, corrections, crime prevention, and international crime prevention. He is currently the official recorder of the International Police Executive Symposium and is a member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has written many books, book chapters, and journal articles.Michael Theil is a member of the Board of Governors of the Association of University Professors, a member of the Senate and Works Council of the University Professors, and a cooperation delegate for partnerships with different universities. Currently he is an associate professor at the Institute of Risk Management and Insurance at the Vienna University. He has published numerous articles, reviews, and book chapters and is the author of Crimes against Insurances. His specialty areas include accounting, general management, insurance, marketing, and quality management. He is also associated with the Institute of Finance and Management Science, the Norwegian School of Economics at Bergen, and Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.

" … provides an analysis of the state of crime in this economic sector for anyone interested in the science and practice of increased security in the financial world … a comprehensive work covering many aspects of financial crimes."—Dr. Ewald Judt, in Bank-Archivs

• New Security Concepts. Changing Concepts of Security: The Preventive Turn in Defensive Design. History of Crisis and the Quest for Security. Development toward a "Security Society": The Case of Austria. The Concept of Security in the European Union. Human Security and the United Nations Security Council. Financial Crimes: A Global Threat. White Collar Crime. Cybercrime and Economic Crime. Organized Crime, the Mafia, White Collar Crime, and Corruption. Rule of Law versus Financial Crime. The Financial Crisis and the Haphazard Pursuit of Financial Crime. Fighting Corruption: The Role of the Media in the Broader Global Context. Financial Crisis or Financial Crime? Competence and Corruption. Preventing Another Financial Crisis: Roles of Control Mechanisms. Dealing with Insurance: What Can be Learned. Police Detectives and Investigative Reporters Working Hand in Hand against Organized Crime. Human Factors Analysis: How to Build Resilience against Financial Crimes. Stronger Oversight of the Financial Sector: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Developing Countries. Business Angels: Can They Help to Prevent Another Financial Crisis? Legislative and Programming Initiatives to Prevent and Control Financial Crimes in the United States. Financial Crime: Past, Present, and Future. Epilogue. Index.