1st Edition

Financial Investigation and Financial Intelligence A Critical Analysis

By Craig Hughes, David Hicks Copyright 2025
172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critically analyses the conceptual understanding of financial investigation and financial intelligence among UK law enforcement authorities and their commentators. The work provides a critical review of financial investigation, including international standards, and how it is perceived and applied by law enforcement agencies. It adopts the position that financial investigation is an... Read more

1. Introduction;  2. Terminology and its effect upon perceptions of financial investigation;  3. Financial investigation and typologies associated with its application;  4. Historical trajectory, government reports, and financial investigation research;  5. International standards and independent commentators;  6. Financial intelligence and the National Intelligence Model; 7. The financial footprint and digital investigation and intelligence;  8. Conclusion;  References;  Appendix One: Table of Proceeds of Crime Court Orders;  Appendix Two: “Culture of Control” (Garland, 1996, 2001) Considerations

Biography

Craig Hughes is former Head of Policing at the School of Law and Social Sciences, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK.

David Hicks is Programme Leader MSc Financial Investigation and Digital Intelligence at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK.