Counter Fraud Profession Standards and Guidance

Government Counter Fraud Profession Standards and Guidance - Standard for Fraud Intelligence Practitioner can be found at this link.

"The Government Counter Fraud Professional Standards and Guidance are designed to present a consistent cross government approach to countering fraud, raise the capability of individuals and through this, increase the quality of an organisation’s counter fraud work. Their aim is:

To describe the knowledge, skills and experience (professional standards and competencies) needed for an individual to achieve practitioner level in counter fraud work in their desired discipline, the document directs you to a competency framework which outlines how someone can progress to this standard.

To provide guidance to those using the standards on the processes and products they will use to deliver the discipline and what they should seek to put in place in the organisation to deliver the discipline effectively."

Intuition

 What is the role of intuition in your work?

Read Brain, Guts, Heart, the Analysts' Toolbox here. 

Video link here.

Read a related research paper here.

Ideas in American Policing Library

The Ideas in American Policing Library is a resource for learning found at this link.

Turning the tide: A plan to tackle online fraud

Download the report at this link.

"The threat fraud poses to the UK is severe. Fraud has risen exponentially over the last decade to become the most frequently experienced crime in the UK, making up around 40 per cent of all crime.1 Online fraud has contributed significantly to this increase.2,3 Beyond the harm it causes to families and communities, and the significant cost to the UK economy, fraud helps fund other serious crimes, including terrorism.4

However, the national response to fraud does not match the scale of the threat. Fraud has been under-prioritised for over a decade, allowing the UK to become ‘a haven for fraudsters’.5 The multiplicity of actors responsible for the fraud response and the lack of accountability at government level have created a responsibility vacuum. Policing structures are not suited to respond to 21st century fraud and law enforcement lacks the necessary skills and resources to deter and detect online fraudsters effectively."

Money Laundering Risk Assessment

 "The Money Laundering in Australia National Risk Assessment 2024 (the assessment) is an important

contribution to Australia’s efforts to counter money laundering and other serious crime. It brings

together insights from across Australia’s law enforcement, intelligence and regulatory agencies,

private sector stakeholders and international financial intelligence units (FIUs) to assess risks

associated with money laundering. It assesses crimes that generate illicit proceeds, as well as the

methods and channels used to launder funds in Australia. It also examines the international and

domestic drivers that influence the Australian environment, and considers how Australia mitigates

and combats money laundering activity, including where improvements could be made."

See the report at this link.

Digital Evidence in Practice

 "The integration of digital evidence into the fabric of the criminal justice ecosystem is increasingly pivotal. As this integration progresses, there arises a pressing demand for comprehensive education, explaining the nature of digital evidence, its capabilities, and the solutions available. This session aims to offer an insightful overview of digital evidence, addressing key considerations, and spotlighting successful use cases to provide audience members with a nuanced understanding. "

Link to video: click here.

The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center

 "The Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center (CRI-TAC) program provides critical and tailored technical assistance resources to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies on a wide variety of topics. It features a “by the field, for the field” approach while delivering individualized technical assistance using leading experts in a range of public safety, crime reduction, and community policing topics. CRI-TAC is a public service and offered at no-cost to your agency."

Visit this resource at this link.

Europol Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024

Law enforcement analysts should have a solid understanding of all crime types.

Read the document Europol Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024 at this link to learn more about internet organized crime.

Research Article on Analytic Rigor

Policy for promoting analytic rigor in intelligence: professionals’ views and their psychological correlates is a research article you can read at this link.

While the research is related to the national intelligence community, it does relate to the work of law enforcement analysts.

Consider these and how they relate:

Five main analytic standards:

(1) Objectivity;

(2) Independence of political consideration;

(3) Timeliness;

(4) Utilization of all available sources of intelligence information; and

(5) Analysis that implements and exhibits analytic tradecraft standards.

Nine facets of analytic standards:

(a) Properly describing quality and reliability of underlying sources, data, and methodologies;

(b) Properly expressing and explaining uncertainties or confidence in major analytic judgments;

(c) Properly distinguishing between underlying intelligence information and analysts’ assumptions and judgments;

(d) Incorporating analysis of alternatives;

(e) Demonstrating customer relevance and addressing implications;

(f) Using clear and logical argumentation;

(g) Explaining change to or consistency of analytic judgments;

(h) Making accurate judgments and assessments; and

(i) Incorporating effective visual information where appropriate.

Mandel, D. R., Hendriks, T. L., & Irwin, D. (2021). Policy for promoting analytic rigor in intelligence: professionals’ views and their psychological correlates. Intelligence and National Security, 37(2), 177–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2021.1999621

Free OSINT Tools

 Visit https://www.myosint.training/pages/free-resources for some free tools to use in your open source searching.

"The Ultimate OSINT Collection is Griffin Glynn's massive startme page of curated OSINT resource links. With links to the best content in categories such as: books, podcasts, discussion groups, tool collections, blogs, and more... this one stop shop has become the most popular OSINT startme page on the platform, and is followed and accessed by thousands of people from around the world!"