Journal of Financial Crime: Volume 17 Issue 3

Financial crimes: Prohibition in Islam and prevention by the Shari 'a Supervisory Board of Islamic financial institutions

Siti Faridah Abdul Jabbar

The purpose of this paper is to establish that financial crimes are unlawful (haram) in Islam and accordingly, the responsibilities of the Sharia's Supervisory Boards of Islamic…

Low self‐control and fraud offending

Kristy Holtfreter, Kevin M. Beaver, Michael D. Reisig, Travis C. Pratt

The paper builds on and extends the existing research on self‐control theory and fraud. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether low self‐control increases…

The wealthy white‐collar criminals: corporations as offenders

Tage Alalehto

The purpose of this paper is to map out the corporate criminality among the 70 top‐ranked corporations in the Swedish business world. It aims to identify properties common for…

Asset recovery and kleptocracy

Jeffrey Simser

The purpose of this paper is to present a discussion of the corrosive effects of corruption and techniques, both criminal and civil to recover the proceeds of corruption.

Reflections on civil culpability and accountability in the destabilization of financial institutions

Mario Serio

The purpose of this paper is to try and trace a new itinerary in the matter of the destabilization of financial institutions, i.e. the identification of a catalogue of measures…

Psychological influences in e‐mail fraud

Joshua J.S. Chang, Mark David Chong

Internet fraud is an epidemic that costs US$7.1 billion as of 2007. The advent of the internet and proliferation of its use makes it an attractive medium for communicating the…

From white‐collar crime to red‐collar crime

Richard G. Brody, Kent A. Kiehl

The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of violence with respect to white‐collar criminals.

Taking insider dealing seriously!

Barry A.K. Rider