ABSTRACT
Financial crime is a growing crime problem throughout the world, in large part due to recent advances in information technology and communication. It has been described by financial crime experts as a trillion-dollar global industry that takes an enormous social and economic toll on the lives it touches. The primary goal of this edited collection is to explore the many dimensions of financial crime from the perspectives of victims (both individual and organizational) and offenders. We were particularly interested in aspects of financial crime that focused on the evolution of methods of financial crime facilitated through technological advances, vulnerable groups being exploited by offenders, and the consequences of financial crime victimization. Finally, we were interested in prevention and enforcement strategies utilizing new technology to address the problem of financial crime. The following collection examines the problem of financial crime in its global context, with authors from academia who specialize in the study of financial crime, and with authors from private and public sector entities involved in the prevention and control of financial crime.
