Michael J Betts – författare

Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported £198 billion per year and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (March 2016) estimates that there are over 5 million incidents of fraud and 2 million cyber-related crimes committed annually. Preventing and investigating fraud has become a priority for police officers and establishing successful, effective strategies to tackle this new volume crime represents a significant and persistent challenge for the police service. Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime is written by experts from, and affiliated to, the City of London Police, the lead force for fraud in the UK and home to Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). It offers practical, straightforward advice to law enforcement agencies dealing with fraud and economic crimes. The book identifies more than fifty different types of fraud and sets out the different strategic and tactical considerations in preventing, investigating, and disrupting each one. At the centre of the book is the Fraud Investigation Model (FIM), an effective framework encompassing multiagency working, recovery of evidence and victim management, as well as a range of useful features designed to demystify fraud terminology and provide accessible operational guidance. These include key point boxes, highlighting important learning points and investigation best practice; definition boxes, to cut through legal terminology and connect the law to everyday police work; and flow charts, which tackle complex operational and legal procedures and break them down into simple, easy to follow steps.

Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported £219 billion per year. Making up over 40 per cent of all crime reported, fraud is now the most prevalent crime type across the UK, with an estimated 3.3 million incidents of fraud committed annually. Whether you are a new or an experienced counter fraud practitioner, Blackstone's Counter Fraud Professional's Handbook offers a detailed understanding of all the relevant law, practice, theory, and procedure that you will need. Developed from first-hand insights from those involved in the development of the Government Counter Fraud Profession, it will help you to understand and deploy prevention, risk assessment, and measurement techniques to improve your overall understanding of fraud and your response. The book's practical straightforward advice will help you build awareness to plan your effective response in the following areas: BL bribery and corruption insight and investigation techniques; BL leadership skills, integrity, and effectiveness; BL investigation models and techniques; BL emerging and existing legislation to have in your counter fraud toolkit; BL fraud risk assessment, prevention, and measurement techniques. This text gives you ready access to the authors' extensive experience, knowledge, research, and reference materials to assist you on your own counter fraud journey.

Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported £219 billion per year. Making up over 40 per cent of all crime reported, fraud is now the most prevalent crime type across the UK, with an estimated 3.3 million incidents of fraud committed annually. Whether you are a new or an experienced counter fraud practitioner, Blackstone''s Counter Fraud Professional''s Handbook offers a detailed understanding of all the relevant law, practice, theory, and procedure that you will need. Developed from first-hand insights from those involved in the development of the Government Counter Fraud Profession, it will help you to understand and deploy prevention, risk assessment, and measurement techniques to improve your overall understanding of fraud and your response. The book''s practical straightforward advice will help you build awareness to plan your effective response in the following areas: BL bribery and corruption insight and investigation techniques; BL leadership skills, integrity, and effectiveness; BL investigation models and techniques; BL emerging and existing legislation to have in your counter fraud toolkit; BL fraud risk assessment, prevention, and measurement techniques. This text gives you ready access to the authors'' extensive experience, knowledge, research, and reference materials to assist you on your own counter fraud journey.