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Gauging the effectiveness of US identity theft legislation

Holtfreter, Robert E.; Holtfreter, Kristy - In: Journal of Financial Crime 13 (2006) 1, pp. 56-64

Purpose – To examine identity theft in the United States and to provide an overview and assessment of recent legislation designed to assist identity theft victims and punish offenders. Design/methodology/approach – Statistics on the prevalence of identity theft are included, as well as...

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Exposure of financial institutions to criminal liability

Baldwin, F.N. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 13 (2006) 4, pp. 387-407

Purpose – Since, at least 9/11 financial institutions and financial intermediaries are considered to be at the forefront in the international attempt to halt illicit money transfer. Most financial institutions if involved at all play an unknowing or lax, but major role in dictating money...

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Child pornography and prostitution: is this crime or work that should be regulated?

Bakirci, Kadriye - In: Journal of Financial Crime 14 (2007) 1, pp. 5-11

Purpose – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a new Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour (No. 182) in 1999. The aim of this paper is to analyse the United Nations (UN), ILO, Council of Europe (COE)...

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From famine to feast

Hodgson, Tyler W. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 15 (2008) 3, pp. 320-337

jurisdiction over financial crimes. Historically, the British courts at the turn of the twentieth century strongly advocated the … territoriality principle to strictly limit the assumption of criminal jurisdiction to crimes which occurred entirely within the … approach to jurisdiction became unworkable, as the majority of financial crimes assumed multi‐jurisdictional aspects. Design …

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Human trafficking and forced labour

Bakirci, Kadriye - In: Journal of Financial Crime 16 (2009) 2, pp. 160-165

Purpose – During the last ten years, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and some other international organizations, have increasingly addressed human trafficking from a “forced labour” perspective. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the terminology in relation to human...

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The law on hate crime

Heard, Catherine - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 15 (2013) 3, pp. 164-166

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inform readers about the Law Commission's review of hate crime offences and provide information on key stages. At the time of writing the review is at consultation stage and people are being invited to participate in this process....

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Civil recovery proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

Kennedy, Anthony - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 9 (2006) 3, pp. 245-264

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine what use has been made of civil recovery legislation in the first three years of its existence and to explain the legal issues which have been raised before the courts so far. It also examines the legislative and non‐legislative changes to...

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Setting global CFT standards: a critique and suggestions

Passas, Nikos - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 9 (2006) 3, pp. 281-292

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise the question of whether the combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) arsenal following the attacks of 11 September 2001 was developed and applied too fast, to the point of being unnecessarily costly, ineffective, unfair and even...

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Chasing dirty money: domestic and international measures against money laundering

Veng Mei Leong, Angela - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 10 (2007) 2, pp. 140-156

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and discuss the development of the UK and international measures against money laundering. Design/methodology/approach – This paper examines the anti‐money laundering measures and the activities of regulatory and professional...

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The search for crime money – debunking the myth: facts versus imagery

Harvey, Jackie - In: Journal of Money Laundering Control 12 (2009) 2, pp. 97-100

Purpose – The purpose of this paper evolves from a seminar that look place in July 2008 aimed at uncovering the issues facing agencies tackling criminal money management and money laundering policy and compliance. The event brought representatives from financial firms and law enforcement...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014886202

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