TY - JOUR
T1 - Fighting public sector fraud
T2 - the growth of professionalism in counter-fraud investigators
AU - Frimpong, Kwabena
AU - Baker, Paddy
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - Organizations need to be continually creative in the fight against fraud, and the professionalism of counter-fraud work over the past few years has contributed towards the significant achievements that have been made in this area. This article will discuss various themes surrounding the evolution of a counter-fraud profession, including an assessment of the characteristics of a "typical" counter-fraud specialist, some of the problems that they face in their workplace and the response made by creating an independent association which aims to promote their status and of counter-fraud investigations generally.
AB - Organizations need to be continually creative in the fight against fraud, and the professionalism of counter-fraud work over the past few years has contributed towards the significant achievements that have been made in this area. This article will discuss various themes surrounding the evolution of a counter-fraud profession, including an assessment of the characteristics of a "typical" counter-fraud specialist, some of the problems that they face in their workplace and the response made by creating an independent association which aims to promote their status and of counter-fraud investigations generally.
U2 - 10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150041
DO - 10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150041
M3 - Article
SN - 1460-3780
VL - 9
SP - 130
EP - 137
JO - Crime Prevention and Community Safety
JF - Crime Prevention and Community Safety
IS - 2
ER -