Abstract: Some organizations already have staff with the power to conduct appropriate and proportionate covert surveillance on individuals in their own homes. It is for the fraud investigator concerned with protecting their organization from fraudulent attack either by contractors, staff or organized criminals. Where members of the public are committing fraud against the organization then it is unlikely that besides benefits fraud there will be any need or indeed rights for the organization to conduct covert surveillance of an individual's home. Covert surveillance can be a very expensive way of trying to catch a fraudster and it is particularly important to recognize when it is the best and most suitable tool to use. Covert surveillance in the context of internal or contractor fraud investigation is about undercover methods to observe fraudulent activity in the workplace or involving travelling between work locations or business areas. This chapter illustrates when to consider covert surveillance and how it is executed and implemented.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-02
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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