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Economic Crime

In the research area of economic crime the focus is on the different types of economic crimes and the ways in which they are committed. The research team also analyses the control and the combating of economic crimes.

The research activities can be divided as follows:

• research focusing on the crimes and the operating environment of the police
• research focusing on the police organization and the work of the police.

The research focuses on for example such matters as trends of economic crimes, various types of economic crimes and ways of committing them, and the characteristics of economic crime investigation. In addition cooperation between the authorities, the efforts to combat economic crime and economic crime in criminal policy are examined.

The research team is headed by Vesa Muttilainen (PhD).

The research projects in progress

» The Trends of the Economic Crimes
» The Grey Economy in the Construction Sector in Finland
» Perceptions on Economic Crimes Related to Business Activities 
» Corruption and Bribery in Business- and Public Sector Activities
» State of investigation of Economic Crimes

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