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Policing Digital Fraudsters

In: CONVENIENCE ORIENTATION IN CORPORATE CRIME Corrective Recovery Responses for Compliance and Conformance

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  • PETTER GOTTSCHALK

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A four-stage model for policing digital fraudsters is suggested in this chapter to distinguish maturity levels in law enforcement. While the offender-based perspective suggests that there seems to be little or no difference between terrestrial fraud and online fraud, the offense-based perspective suggests a significant difference when fraudsters operate in cyberspace. This chapter does not only argue that there is a gap in skills and competence in the police force when policing digital fraudsters. The chapter also argues that others cannot simply point to the police when digital fraud occurs. Rather, detectives should require from victims, banks, and others more solid homework before contacting the police. As exemplified at the fourth and final level in the maturity model, various parties have to contribute to solving crime cases. The fourth level of hypothesis-driven investigations suggests development of the initial crime hypothesis based on the theory of convenience. It is expected that the myths and conspiracy theories will lose ground as policing digital fraudsters becomes more successful in the future…

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  • Petter Gottschalk, 2025. "Policing Digital Fraudsters," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: CONVENIENCE ORIENTATION IN CORPORATE CRIME Corrective Recovery Responses for Compliance and Conformance, chapter 9, pages 197-213, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789819805518_0009
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    Keywords

    Corporate Compliance; Corporate Conformance; Convenience Theory; Corporate Scandal; Crisis Management; Destructive Leadership; Recovery Strategy; Recovery Triggers;
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    JEL classification:

    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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