An expansive review of all aspects of fraud, examining its types, causes, victims, investigation, and prevention. With chapters by many experienced authors from around the world, the book examines fraud internationally. Important discussion of how fraud emerged from larceny-by-trick into the digital age, becoming the primary form of theft globally. -- Jay Albanese, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA This excellent Handbook delivers a timely and comprehensive overview of fraud and its control, past, present and future. With twenty-two lucid and informative chapters by distinguished international contributors drawn from academia, the legal profession, and public administration, it deserves a wide readership among scholars and policy professionals alike. -- Peter Grabosky, The Australian National University, Australia
