ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that investigative journalists in the media and fraud examiners in private investigations have the potential of filling some of this gap. The theory of crime signal detection is relevant to the study of white-collar crime detection. The frequent conclusion in private policing reports is misconduct and wrongdoing, but no offense or crime. Empirical evidence from Norway does not document any contribution from fraud examiners in private policing of economic crime, as they typically conclude with misconduct, but no crime, often to the satisfaction of their clients. However, it is important to note that the term white-collar crime is famously problematic. In the Norwegian estimate, a white-collar offender is a person who abuses the professional position to commit a financial crime to benefit the organization and/or the individual. The theory of crime signal detection is relevant to the study of white-collar crime detection.
