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Enhancing fraud prevention and detection by profiling fraud offenders
Author(s) -
Kapardis Andreas,
KrambiaKapardis Maria
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
criminal behaviour and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1471-2857
pISSN - 0957-9664
DOI - 10.1002/cbm.586
Subject(s) - profiling (computer programming) , offender profiling , criminology , psychology , crime prevention , computer science , data mining , visualization , operating system
Aims The paper first focuses on the crime of fraud and then on approaches to profiling offenders before examining closely studies of fraud offenders and their motivation. Method Drawing on the existing empirical literature, a profile of the serious fraud offender is presented and critiqued together with a taxonomy of such offenders comprising 12 types. Conclusions The implications of the findings for fraud detection and prevention are discussed. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.