Financial crimes : a threat to global security / edited by Maximillian Edelbacher, Peter Kratcoski, Michael Theil.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Changing concepts of security : the preventive turn in defensive designs / Günter Stummvoll -- History of crisis and the quest for security / Gerald Schöpfer -- Development toward a "security society" : the case of Austria / Maximillian Edelbacher and Glibert Norden -- The concept of security in the European Union / Alexander Siedschlag -- Human and the United Nations Security Council / Walther Lichem -- White collar crime : Maximillian Edelbacher and Michael Theil -- Cyber crime and economic crime / Arije Antinori -- Rule of law versus financial crime / Bojan Dobovšek -- The financial crisis and the haphazard pursuit of financial crime / Roman Tomasic -- Fighting corruption : the role of the media in the broader global context / Anthony Mills -- Financial crisis or financial crime? : competence and corruption / Wolfgang Hetzer -- Dealing with insurance : what can be learned / Michael Theil -- Police detectives and investigative reporters working hand in hand against organized crime / Bojan Dobovšek and Matija Mastnak -- Human factors analysis : how to build resilience against financual crimes / Christian Felsenreich -- Stronger oversight of the financial sector : lessons from the institutional reforms in developing countries / Katharina Noussi -- Business angels : can they help to prevent another financial crisis? / Clemens Fath -- Legislative and programming initiatives to prevent and control financial crimes in the United States / Peter C. Kratcoski -- Financialcrime : past, present, and future / Maximillian Edelbacher, Michael Theil, and Peter C. Kratcoski.

Financial market reform has focused chiefly on the threats to stability arising from the risky, uncontrolled activity of the leaders of financial institutions. Nevertheless, organized crime, white-collar crime, and corruption have a huge impact on financial systems worldwide and must also be confronted if true reform is to be achieved. A collection of articles written by experts in their fields of study, Financial Crimes: A Threat to Global Security spotlights the importance of addressing the problem of illegal financial activity as part of a greater comprehensive plan for reforming the financial sector.