Suspicion: The primary defence against fraud- The Agenda with Stephen Cole
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WHAT’S THE ISSUE?
Every country would agree that fraud is a shared global problem, so why is there not a collaborative effort to tackle it?
And which types of fraud have soared since the pandemic?
Stephen Cole speaks to a fraud Professor to find out.
MEET THE EXPERT
Professor Mark Button is Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.
He is a fellow of the Security Institute and received his doctorate from the London School of Economics.
In addition to fraud and computer misuse, Professor Button is interested in the regulation of private policing and security management, and has helped develop standards for the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime.
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