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In Fraud Examiners in White-Collar Crime Investigations, Petter Gottschalk examines and evaluates the investigative processes used to combat white-collar crime. He also presents a general theory regarding the economic, organizational, and behavioral dimensions of its perpetrators. Pool Your Resources for a Successful Investigation Gottschalk emphasizes the importance of collaboration across multiple disciplines including accounting, law, and forensic science in solving each case of suspected white-collar crime. He describes each case as a puzzle or project consisting of several steps and several participating individuals or organizations. Since so many people participate in an investigation, Gottschalk advises that objectively acquired and communicated information is vital to successful results. Fraud Examiners in White-Collar Crime Investigations approaches case studies from the perspectives of police science and detective work rather than auditing and legal thinking. Gottschalk asserts that the private detective rather than the firm lawyer is the more potentially successful fraud examiner. His approach emphasizes the importance of using strategy and practice in yielding results toward solving a case and highlights the use of interviews. He looks at the role of people as significant resources of information to help solve white-collar criminal cases and explains how a well-conducted interview can have a significant impact on the progress of an investigation. Through the analyses theories Gottschalk presents, this book gives you a useful tool for understanding characteristics of white-collar crime and for devising strategies for conducting and evaluating investigations of suspected white-collar crimes.

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Author:   Petter Gottschalk
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ebooks
Imprint:   CRC Press
ISBN:  

9781498725170

ISBN 10:   1498725171
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   07 May 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction White-Collar Criminals Characteristics of White-Collar Criminals Characteristics of White-Collar Crime Sample of White-Collar Criminals Characteristics of Sample Criminals References Empirical Study of Criminals Occupational versus Corporate Crime Criminal Leaders versus Criminal Followers Rotten Apples versus Barrel Offenders Detection of White-Collar Crime Auditing Role in Crime Detection Crime Signal Detection Theory References General Theory of Crime Theorizing White-Collar Crime Definitions of Theory Economical Dimension of Crime Organizational Dimension of Crime Behavioral Dimension of Crime Organizational Level of Criminals Challenging a General Theory References Private Investigations Financial Crime Specialists Certified Fraud Examiners Markopolos in the Madoff Case Person-Oriented Investigation Place-Oriented Investigations Archive-Oriented Investigation Technology-Oriented Investigation Hypotheses Testing Investigative Thinking Styles The Case of Kelly Paxton References Investigation Characteristics Extraordinary Examination Need for Investigation Examination Characteristics Police Investigations Investigation Science Internal or External Investigation Examiners, Officers, Journalists References Information Management Criminal Intelligence Strategy Characteristics Classification of Information Sources Forensic Accounting Crime Intelligence Analysis Whistle-Blowers as Informants Arranging the Interview References Knowledge Management Knowledge Management Professional Service Firms Intelligence for Knowledge Knowledge Integration Knowledge in Analytical Work References Configuration Management Law Firm Business Legal Knowledge Knowledge Resources Law Firm Clients Value Shop Work References Systems Management Stages of Growth Models Stage Model for Systems Seven C Knowledge Framework Business Intelligence References Evaluation of Investigations Process and Impact Evaluation Defined Evaluation Procedure Contributors to Evaluation Secrecy of Investigations Disclosure to Law Enforcement References Stage Model for Investigations Four Levels of Maturity Starting Point Evaluation Work Process Evaluation Work Result Evaluation Examination Impact Evaluation Resource Value Evaluation References Sample Investigation Evaluations Twenty-One Examination Reports Investigation Performance The Turkey Case The Eckbo Case The Langemyhr Case Characteristics of Cases Fraud Examination Reports References Investigation Perspectives Blame Game Hypothesis Twenty-Eight Examination Reports Empirical Case Study Qualitative Research Results Corporate Social Responsibility Case for Discussion References Conclusion Reference Index

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Petter Gottschalk is a professor in the Department of Leadership and Organization at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. He was educated in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. Dr. Gottschalk has been managing director of several companies including ABB Datacables. He has published extensively on knowledge management, investigations, law enforcement, white-collar crime and defense lawyers.

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