The Internal Review of Corporate Deviance

Introduction

Internal reviews of tangible or perceived deviant behavior within the contemporary business sphere typically involve expert individuals and teams drawn from the legal and financial services professions. These specialists, fraud examiners, conduct analytical reviews with a large degree of independence as financial detectives in the private policing aspects of internal investigations within client organizations. Such reviews encompass undertaking forensic or factual evaluations of documents, interviews with whistleblowers and suspects, and other investigative steps. In this exploratory monograph based upon extensive primary research, the authors consider and evaluate this developing global field, applying an offender-based perspective ...