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Fraud costs the United Kingdom a reported £219 billion per year. Making up over 40 per cent of all crime reported, fraud is now the most prevalent crime type across the UK, with an estimated 3.3 million incidents of fraud committed annually. Whether you are a new or an experienced counter fraud practitioner, Blackstone's Counter Fraud Professional's Handbook offers a detailed understanding of all the relevant law, practice, theory, and procedure that you will need. Developed from first-hand insights from those involved in the development of the Government Counter Fraud Profession, it will help you to understand and deploy prevention, risk assessment, and measurement techniques to improve your overall understanding of fraud and your response. The book's practical straightforward advice will help you build awareness to plan your effective response in the following areas: BL bribery and corruption insight and investigation techniques; BL leadership skills, integrity, and effectiveness; BL investigation models and techniques; BL emerging and existing legislation to have in your counter fraud toolkit; BL fraud risk assessment, prevention, and measurement techniques. This text gives you ready access to the authors'extensive experience, knowledge, research, and reference materials to assist you on your own counter fraud journey.