NCJ Number
17910
Date Published
1973
Length
69 pages
Annotation
REFERENCE MANUAL WHICH DESCRIBES THE TYPES OF FRAUDULENT CRIMES WHICH CAN AFFECT BUSINESSES AND SECURITY MEASURES WHICH CAN BE DEVELOPED TO COMBAT SUCH BEHAVIOR.
Abstract
A PROFILE OF THE TYPE OF EMPLOYEE MOST APT TO ENGAGE IN INDUSTRIAL FRAUD IS PRESENTED, AND THE NEED FOR GOOD EMPLOYEE SCREENING MEASURES AND SOME FORM OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM IS EMPHASIZED. HOW DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS FRAUD ARE COMMITTED IS DESCRIBED ALONG WITH WAYS IN WHICH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY CAN PREVENT AND/OR DETECT SUCH CRIMES. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE AND PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS, COMPUTER FRAUD AND PROTECTION, PROCEDURAL AND MANIPULATIVE FRAUDS, EXPLOITATION OF BUSINESS BY ORGANIZED CRIME, STOCK, BOND, AND CREDIT CARD FRAUD, DEALING WITH AND PROSECUTING FRAUD AND EMBEZZLEMENT CASES, AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT. A TWOAND-A-HALF PAGE LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED.