Improving the police response to online fraud


Autoria(s): Cross, Cassandra; Blackshaw, Dom
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

Online fraud poses a significant problem to society in terms of its monetary losses and the devastating impact on victims. It also poses significant challenges to law enforcement agencies, regarding their ability to investigate crimes which are complex, occur in a virtual environment, incorporate multiple (often international) jurisdictions, and have a very low reporting rate. This paper examines the police response to online fraud. It argues that traditionally, fraud has received little attention and priority from police agencies and this is exacerbated in the online context. In contrast to this, the paper presents the example of Project Sunbird, a partnership between the West Australian Police and the West Australian Department of Commerce which has embraced the use of financial intelligence to proactively contact suspected victims of online fraud. This paper argues that a proactive approach to policing online fraud can have substantial positive effects for police and victims alike.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/81282/

Publicador

Oxford Journals

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/81282/1/Cross_Blackshaw_submitted_manuscript.pdf

DOI:10.1093/police/pau044

Cross, Cassandra & Blackshaw, Dom (2015) Improving the police response to online fraud. Policing : A Journal of Policy and Practice, 9(2), pp. 119-128.

Direitos

Copyright 2014 The Authors

Fonte

Crime & Justice Research Centre; Faculty of Law; School of Justice

Palavras-Chave #160201 Causes and Prevention of Crime #online fraud #policing #scams #fraud prevention #victimisation
Tipo

Journal Article