Corruption and Fraud in Policing
In democratic society the police are part of the executive branch. As such, the police are checked and balanced in their power by the judicial and legislative branches. While this helps to minimize corruption, we find that corruption not only exists but m
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Fraud and Corruption Major Types, Prevention, and Control
Fraud and Corruption
Peter C. Kratcoski • Maximilian Edelbacher Editors
Fraud and Corruption Major Types, Prevention, and Control
Editors Peter C. Kratcoski Department of Sociology and Justice Studies Kent State University Kent, OH, USA
Maximilian Edelbacher Academic Council of the United Nations System Liaison Office Vienna Vienna, Austria
ISBN 978-3-319-92332-1 ISBN 978-3-319-92333-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92333-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018953171 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to the victims of crime
Foreword
Over the last few decades, the growth of the world economy has been quite positive, and there have been improvements in the economic well-being of most countries. However, this growth has been accompanied by some negative developments. The growth in economic crime has become a global problem, and there has been a strong increase in activity by international criminal organizations. Financial and tax fraud and corruption have shown strong increases. Organized crime has gained a significant influence on economies throughout the world, resulting in huge rises in expenditures for law enforcement and the judiciary in their efforts to combat this trend. Investigation of this “dark” side of a globalized economic world is becoming more and more important in the efforts to prevent and control crime. An increase in corruption has major negative effects on the economy of a country: It leads to higher emigration rates, especially in developing countries. Especially important is the fac
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