1st Edition

The Privatization of Fraud Investigation Internal Investigations by Fraud Examiners

By Petter Gottschalk Copyright 2020
252 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

This book discusses privatization of law enforcement in relation to suspected corporate crime and recommends guidelines for successful fraud examinations. There is a growing business for global auditing and local law firms to conduct internal investigations at client organizations when there is suspicion of white-collar misconduct and crime. This book reflects on the work by these private fraud... Read more

Introduction;

1 Perspectives on Private Criminal Justice;



2 Theory of White-Collar Convenience;



3 Sample of 408 White-Collar Criminals;



4 Case Studies of Internal Investigations;



5 Stumbling into Action Research;



6 Guilt Neutralization Techniques;



7 Excuses and Justifications;



8 Private Law Enforcement;



9 White-Collar Whistleblowing;



10 White-Collar Autobiographies;



11 Guidelines for Private Criminal Justice;

Conclusion;

Biography

Petter Gottschalk is Professor in the Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. After completing his education at Technische Universität Berlin, Dartmouth College, MIT, and Henley Management College, he took on executive positions in technology enterprises for 20 years before joining academia. Dr. Gottschalk has published extensively on knowledge management, intelligence strategy, police investigations, white-collar crime, and fraud examinations. He has lectured at Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice, University of New Haven, and at the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, USA.