Professionalizing counter fraud specialists in the UK : assessing progress and recommendations for reform.crime prevention and community safety

Mark Button; Kwabena Frimpong; Geoff Smith; Les Johnston

doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150037

Professionalizing counter fraud specialists in the UK : assessing progress and recommendations for reform.crime prevention and community safety

Mark Button
, Kwabena Frimpong
, Geoff Smith
, Les Johnston

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Abstract

This article examines an initiative in the United Kingdom to professionalize counter fraud staff through the creation of the Counter Fraud Specialist (CFS). It describes how common training packages have been created using "Professional Accreditation Boards" which are also accredited by Universities, who embed those awards in specially tailored University programmes. The paper evaluates the success of the initiative so far outlining areas where it could be further enhanced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-101
Number of pages	10
Journal	Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150037
Publication status	Published - Apr 2007

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