How can we best support victims of fraud to avoid re-victimisation?

Background

To effectively respond to and tackle economic crime, it is important to ensure that government policy and law enforcement activity is having the desired impact. Only through reviewing our responses and understanding ‘what works’ can we seek to adapt and close vulnerabilities and strengthen our response.

Further research on ‘what works’ for economic crime could consider how best to assess ‘what works’ in preventing and disrupting economic crime, particularly given the challenges presented by the hidden nature of the crime types involved. This section also includes some questions that are relevant across all the crime types, as similar questions applying a cross-cutting approach may be of particular value here.

Source

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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Related UKRI funded projects


  • Fraud During a Pandemic: Identifying and Appraising New Challenges for the Criminal Justice Response in England and Wales

    The global Covid-19 pandemic has presented new opportunities for those looking to commit fraud, capitalising on new vulnerabilities (of systems, organisations, and members of the population), propelled by sophisticated c...

    Funded by: COVID

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project specifically focuses on fraud during a pandemic and aims to provide a normative framework for charging and prosecuting fraudulent conduct, which directly addresses supporting victims of fraud to avoid re-victimisation.