Article
Crime Prevention and Community Safety: an International Journal (2007) 9, 92–101. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150037
Professionalizing Counter Fraud Specialists in the UK: Assessing Progress and Recommendations for Reform
Mark Buttona, Kwabena Frimponga, Geoffrey Smitha and Les Johnstona
aInstitute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
Correspondence: Mark Button, Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HY, UK. E-mail: mark.button@port.ac.uk
Abstract
This article examines an initiative in the United Kingdom to professionalize counter fraud staff through the creation of the Counter Fraud Specialist (CFS). It describes how common training packages have been created using "Professional Accreditation Boards" which are also accredited by Universities, who embed those awards in specially tailored University programmes. The paper evaluates the success of the initiative so far outlining areas where it could be further enhanced.
Keywords:
fraud, counter fraud specialist, training, public sector
