Financial Crimes

Financial Crimes

by Maximilian Edelbacher, Peter Kratcoski, Michael Theil
Released June 2012
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9781439869277

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Book description

Organized and white-collar crime and corruption have a huge impact on financial systems worldwide and must be confronted if true financial reform is to be achieved. Drawn from the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Academic Council on the United Nations System, this book explores the major themes discussed at this elite symposium. It examines changing concepts in security and the expansion of the role of the Security Council of the UN. Expert contributors reveal methods to identify criminals and efforts to combat illegal activity. They also investigate alternative approaches to preventing another worldwide financial disaster.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Series Editor’s Preface
  7. Financial Crimes Preface
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Editors
  11. Contributors
  12. Section I: NEW SECURITY CONCEPTS
    1. 1: Changing Concepts of Security: The Preventive Turn in Defensive Design
    2. 2: History of Crisis and the Quest for Security
    3. 3: Development toward a “Security Society”: The Case of Austria
    4. 4: The Concept of Security in the European Union
    5. 5: Human Security and the United Nations Security Council
  13. Section II: FINANCIAL CRIMES: A GLOBAL THREAT
    1. 6: White Collar Crime
    2. 7: Cyber Crime and Economic Crime
    3. 8: Organized Crime, the Mafia, White Collar Crime, and Corruption
    4. 9: Rule of Law versus Financial Crime
    5. 10: The Financial Crisis and the Haphazard Pursuit of Financial Crime
    6. 11: Fighting Corruption: The Role of the Media in the Broader Global Context
    7. 12: Financial Crisis or Financial Crime?: Competence and Corruption
  14. Section III: PREVENTING ANOTHER FINANCIAL CRISIS: ROLES OF CONTROL MECHANISMS
    1. 13: Dealing with Insurance: What Can Be Learned
    2. 14: Police Detectives and Investigative Reporters Working Hand in Hand against Organized Crime
    3. 15: Human Factors Analysis: How to Build Resilience against Financial Crimes
    4. 16: Stronger Oversight of the Financial Sector: Lessons from Institutional Reforms in Developing Countries
    5. 17: Business Angels: Can They Help to Prevent Another Financial Crisis?
    6. 18: Legislative and Programming Initiatives to Prevent and Control Financial Crimes in the United States
    7. 19: Financial Crime: Past, Present, and Future
  15. Epilogue
  16. Index
  17. A Call for Authors

Product information

  • Title: Financial Crimes
  • Author(s): Maximilian Edelbacher, Peter Kratcoski, Michael Theil
  • Release date: June 2012
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781439869277