What is economic criminology?
Origin of economic criminology
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The concept of economic criminology was first developed in the book Economic Crime: From Conception to Response.
In this book economic criminology is defined as the study of the financially motivated economic crimes and deviant acts perpetrated by individuals or organisations against individuals or organisations.
It is orientated to generating knowledge with the aim of reducing the harms of these crimes and deviant acts, improving the response to them as well as wider questions concerning power relations and the application of relevant theory.
It draws upon a wide base of interdisciplinary scholars, who are not just located in traditional schools of criminology.
The founding edition of the Journal of Economic Criminology contains a debate on The Foundation and Meaning of Economic Criminology.
Economic crimes
There is no definitive guide to what economic crime is, but most would consider the following as typical examples:
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Frauds and scams
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Corruption and bribery
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Economic cybercrime
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Market manipulation
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Money laundering and terrorist financing
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Intellectual property crime
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Economic and industrial espionage
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Organised crime and illicit markets
Leadership of society
The International Society of Economic Criminology is a registered charity (Number) 1208993.
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The founding trustees are:
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Professor Mark Button, University of Portsmouth
Dr Branislav Hock, University of Portsmouth
Dr Elisabeth Carter, Kingston University
Professor Umut Turksen, Coventry University
We are looking for volunteers to create and lead this society. Please contact us if interested.
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Professor Mark Button, President.
Professor Mark Button is Co-Director of the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth. He is co-founder and President of ISEC. Web profile.
Dr Elisabeth Carter, Vice President.
Dr Elisabeth Carter is a Criminologist and Forensic Linguist who is currently an Associate Professor of Criminology at Kingston University, London. She is also serves as an academic advisor for City of London Police and Metropolitan Police. She is one of the founding members and Vice President of ISEC.
Professor Umut Turksen, Director of Partnerships.
Professor Umut Turksen is Professor of Law at Coventry University. He is a co-founder and Director of Partnerships. As the ISEC - Director of Partnerships, he is responsible for developing relationships with professional bodies and internationalisation activities.
Dr Branislav Hock, Executive Secretary.
Dr Branislav Hock is an Associate Professor in economic crime at the University of Portsmouth. Dr Branislav Hock is a co-founder and Executive Secretary of ISEC.
Dr David Shepherd, Membership Secretary.
Dr David Shepherd is a Senior Lecturer in Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth. He is Membership Secretary for ISEC and in charge of developing membership structures of ISEC.
Dr Jack Whittaker, Newsletter Editor.
Dr Jack Whittaker is a researcher who recently completed his PhD at Surrey University. He has conducted qualitative interviews with deviant website developers to understand how and why they enable online shopping fraud. He has published on a range of fraud related topics such as online shopping fraud victimisation, romance fraud, vigilante policing, and critiquing the language used to describe fraud offending. He is Newsletter Editor for ISEC.
Claire Maillet, Podcast Host & Editor.
Claire Maillet works in the counter fraud industry and is studying for a PhD at the University of Portsmouth. She runs the official podcast of ISEC, 'fraudible'.
