Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime

Michael J Betts
Consultant Editor David Clark

Blackstone's Practical Policing

Written by City of London Police's Economic Crime Academy, with a foreword by Commander Chris Greany, National Coordinator for Economic Crime
Fully aligned to the College of Policing's Policing Fraud Document, contained in the Authorised Professional Practice
Details the response to fraud from initial report to investigation, addressing the various catagories of fraud and specifying good investigative practice
Provides clarity and consistency in the development and application of prevention, disruption and investigative strategies
Includes a practitioners guide to the relevant fraud legislation, as well as checklists, flow-charts and key point boxes to aid understanding

Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime

Michael J Betts
Consultant Editor David Clark

Blackstone's Practical Policing

Description

Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported L198 billion per year and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (March 2016) estimates that there are over 5 million incidents of fraud and 2 million cyber-related crimes committed annually. Preventing and investigating fraud has become a priority for police officers and establishing successful, effective strategies to tackle this new volume crime represents a significant and persistent challenge for the police service.

Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime is written by experts from, and affiliated to, the City of London Police, the lead force for fraud in the UK and home to Action Fraud and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB). It offers practical, straightforward advice to law enforcement agencies dealing with fraud and economic crimes. The book identifies more than fiftty different types of fraud and sets out the different strategic and tactical considerations in preventing, investigating, and disrupting each one. At the centre of the book is the Fraud Investigation Model (FIM), an effective framework encompassing multiagency working, recovery of evidence and victim management, as well as a range of useful features designed to demystify fraud terminology and provide accessible operational guidance. These include key point boxes, highlighting important learning points and investigation best practice; definition boxes, to cut through legal terminology and connect the law to everyday police work; and flow charts, which tackle complex operational and legal procedures and break them down into simple, easy to follow steps.

Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime

Michael J Betts
Consultant Editor David Clark

Blackstone's Practical Policing

1. Fraud: Scale, Impact & Response
2. Legislation
3. Types of Fraud
4. Digitally Enabled (Cyber)
5. Prevention and Disruption
6. Investigation and Case Management
7. Fraud and Financial Investigations
8. Fraud and Disclosure
9. Investigating Sector Specific Fraud
10. Reviews and Operational Learning
Appendix 1: CPS Template for Memorandum of Understanding
Appendix 2: Fraud Investigation Planning - Aide Memoir
Appendix 3:Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix 4: Available Support Services
Appendix 5: Victim Management Strategy
Appendix 6: Developing an Overarching Fraud Interview Strategy
Appendix 7: Key Questions for Undertaking a Review of a Fraud Investigation

Investigation of Fraud and Economic Crime

Michael J Betts
Consultant Editor David Clark

Blackstone's Practical Policing

Author Information

Michael J Betts, Head of Training Delivery, Economic Crime Academy, City of London Police

Michael J Betts is an experienced and highly regarded officer with the City of London Police, who has developed a unique understanding of Fraud and Bribery gained from undertaking both complex investigations and training delivery in this specialist area. With over 15 years serving as an operational detective and 8 years as a specialist fraud trainer, he is currently the head of training delivery at the City of London's Police Economic Crime Academy. Mike has designed and delivered the National Investigation of Bribery and Fraud training programmes for various counter fraud agencies, both nationally and internationally, and he has a Middlesex University Master's Degree which focussed on the threat and prevention of bribery.

Detective Chief Superintendent David Clark, Head of Economic Crime Directorate, has served in the City of London Police for 20 years. A career detective who has extensive experience in leading Local, National and International protracted and complex criminal investigations, he has a Cambridge University Master's Degree in Applied Criminology and Police Management; and currently chairs the National Policing Economic Crime Portfolio Pursue Working Group.

Contributors:

Andrew Fyfe, Head of Crime, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, City of London Police
Ian Sales, Economic Crime Academy, City of London Police
Kerrie Gower, Head of the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), City of London Police
Michael Dodge, Deputy Head of the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, City of London Police
Nick Court, Economic Crime Academy, City of London Police
Nigel Howard, Economic Crime Directorate Lead for Disclosure, City of London Police
Oliver Little, Head of Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), City of London Police
Russell Wate QPM, former Detective Chief Superintendent, Cambridgeshire Constabulary
David Manley, Head of Fraud and Financial Investigation, City of London Police
John Unsworth, former Head of the Economic and Cyber Crime Prevention Centre (ECPC), City of London Police