Overview

Tracking funding is a critical part of the fight against terrorism and as the threat has escalated, so has the development of financial intelligence units (FIUs) designed to investigate suspicious transactions. Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion: Examining the Performance of Financial Intelligence Units provides a thorough analysis of the financing phenomenon from the raising of funds to government agencies' efforts to interdict them to measuring and monitoring the outcomes of these efforts. This volume begins by presenting deep-rooted conflicts in the Middle East, the United States, the Indian subcontinent, Northern Ireland, and South America that have led to modern terrorism. It describes recent developments in counterterrorism and discusses the next steps in intelligence reform. Next, the author discusses how financial crime is committed, examining the source of funds from money laundering and tax evasion among others, and the transfer of these funds. He then covers performance and risk management, and the process of measuring performance using the balanced scorecard method. The book presents an overview of anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing initiatives in several regions around the globe: the European Union, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa. It concludes with a survey of experts' opinions on the efficacy of current programs and recommendations for improving government performance in countering terrorist financing and related money laundering and tax evasion. Knowing what to target and how to measure results are essential for performance enhancement in preventing and interdicting financial criminal activity. Establishing the need for accurate assessment of the success and failure of FIUs, the book demonstrates how monitoring and measuring progress is a crucial part of financial interdiction efforts in the fight against terrorism.

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Author:   Jayesh D'Souza (Florida International University, Miami, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781439828502

ISBN 10:   1439828504
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   08 August 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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The book is great and I have required it of my students this semester. -Moyara Ruehsen, PhD, CAMS, Monterey Institute of International Studies Graduate School of International Policy & Management ... the book's objective is remarkably difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. Nonetheless, [it] elucidates a complex field with text that is easy to understand, and it is rich in examples, citations, and exhibits. -Courtney Banks Spaeth, CEO of National Security Associates Worldwide, in Security Management As a guide to the problem, Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion is a valuable source. -Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf, CIA website Especially interesting are the author's discussion of how financial crime is committed and the application of a balanced scorecard method in measuring programmatic effectiveness in countering terrorist funding. -Joshua Sinai, Perspectives on Terrorism ... a very useful, interesting, and stimulating project. For anyone wishing to know something about terrorist financing, developments in counter terrorism, and the work of all the organizations that operate in this area, I highly recommend this book. ... contains a lot of interesting facts and figures and is really excellent in showing the relevant case studies. -Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria, in International Criminal Justice Review

The book is great and I have required it of my students this semester. --Moyara Ruehsen, PhD, CAMS, Monterey Institute of International Studies Graduate School of International Policy & Management

Author Information

Jayesh D’Souza is a doctoral graduate from Florida International University’s Public Administration Program. Mr. D’Souza is a specialist in public policy, finance, and economics and has a number of publications and presentations in governmental financial performance, counterterrorism, economic development, energy and the environment, education, and health care. His past employers include the Government of Ontario and T. D. Waterhouse.

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