Note
"Report no. 02-2010"
Issued also in French under title: Approches de surveillance axée sur la résolution des problèmes face aux fraudes en matière de valeurs mobilières.
Authors affiliated with: University of Manitoba, St. Mary’s University.
"Prepared for Research and National Coordination Organized Crime Division Law Enforcement and Policy Branch Public Safety Canada."
Available also in electronic format.
Summary
This guide outlines a problem-oriented approach to securities fraud. It begins with an explanation of the problem-oriented policing approach to crime reduction, then examines the involvement of organized crime in securities fraud. It considers the factors contributing to securities fraud in Canada, and describes a number of possible ways of applying a problem-oriented approach to this problem.
Contents
1. What is problem-oriented policing? -- 2. The problem of securities fraud -- 3. Organized crime and securities fraud -- 4. Types of securities fraud -- 5. Offender characteristics -- 6. Victim characteristics -- 7. Factors contributing to securities fraud -- 8. Current actions to deal with securities fraud in Canada -- 9. Applying problem-oriented policing to securities fraud -- 10. A research agenda.