Private policing of financial crime: Fraud examiners in white-collar crime investigations

摘要

Fraud examiners in white-collar crime investigations represent the private policing of financial crime. Examiners in crime investigations reconstruct the past to create an account of who did what to make it happen or let it happen. This article addresses the following research question: What is the contribution of fraud examiners in private investigative policing of white-collar crime? Contributions are considered to be the benefits resulting from an investigation. To make private policing a profitable investment, benefits should exceed costs. Based on an analysis of five U.S. and eight Norwegian cases, private policing does not seem profitable.