Investigation and Prevention of Financial Crime: Knowledge Management, Intelligence Strategy and Executive Leadership

So long as there are weaknesses that can be exploited for gain, companies, other organizations and private individuals will be taken advantage of. This theoretically-based but hugely practical book focuses on what is generally seen as financial or economic crime: theft, fraud, manipulation, and corruption. Petter Gottschalk considers how, in some competitive environments, goals can 'legitimise' all kinds of means, and how culture can exert a role in relation to what is seen as acceptable or unacceptable behaviour by individuals. In Investigation and Prevention of Financial Crime he addresses important topics including organized crime, money laundering, cyber crime, corruption in law enforcement agencies, and whistleblowing, and provides expert advice about strategies for the use of intelligence to combat financial crime. The uniqueness of his approach to the subject lies in the way he is able to explain intelligence and intelligence processes in the wider context of knowledge and knowledge management. The numerous case studies throughout the book illustrate the 'policing' of financial crime from an intelligence, knowledge management and systems perspective. Law enforcers, lawyers, security personnel, consultants and investigators, as well as those in auditing and accountancy and with responsibilities for containing risk in banks, other financial institutions and in businesses generally, will find this an invaluable source of practical guidance. The book will also be of interest to advanced students and researchers in criminology and police science.

Professor Petter Gottschalk gained the degrees of Master of Business Administration at the University of Berlin and Master of Science at Dartmouth College and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the USA. His Doctorate in Business Administration was gained at Brunel University in the UK. Petter Gottschalk is currently Professor of Information Systems and Knowledge Management at the Norwegian School of Management in Oslo. He is also a lecturer and supervisor at the Norwegian Police University College, where he teaches executive classes on knowledge management in policing, intelligence strategy, and policing organized crime. His current research is into knowledge sharing in police investigations, and police misconduct. Professor Gottschalk spent five years in business, at Managing Director level, in IT related industries.