(CRMJ 351) Financial and Fraud Investigation
Reveals the realms of financial and fraud crimes, including crime detection, fraud investigation processes, investigative reports, and evidence presentation in court.
| Credit hours | 3.0 lecture |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | None |
| Offered | Variable |
| Programs | - |
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, students will have gained familiarity with:
- Impact of fraud on the US, businesses, and the economy
- Criminological theories of why fraud is committed, and by whom
- Common Fraud Schemes such as:
- Asset misappropriation
- Skimming
- Cash larceny
- Check tampering
- Corruption
- False representation
- Financial statement fraud
- Ethics governing fraud examination and investigations
- Investigative methods:
- Case theory approach
- Case planning
- Documentary evidence collection and review
- Interviewing and interrogation
- Report writing for fraud investigations/examinations
- The legal environment in which fraud is prohibited (laws) and resolved (civil and criminal actions)