What are the structures and operations of overseas-based fraud networks in newly emerging Jurisdictions of Risks?
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Understanding the drivers and pathways into criminal activity, as well as the perceptions, motivations and decision-making of criminals is essential to formulating the necessary prevention and enforcement strategies.
It is also important to understand how different types of criminality intersect and enable each other as part of understanding the wider criminal ecosystem. This can help to determine how disrupting one form of offending behaviour can impact other forms of criminality. Below sets out the key gaps in our understanding of offender pathways and behaviours
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Economic Crime Areas of Research Interest ARI report July 2025 1
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