The Law Relating to Financial Crime

Harrison (U. of Hull) and Ryder (U. of the West of England) look at the regulatory processes, systems, and pieces of legislation relating to financial crime in Britain, assess them in terms of their effectiveness, and discuss their potential reform. They explain what financial crime is, its extent, and the importance of regulation it, then take the various forms of financial crime in turn: money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, insider dealing, market abuse, and bribery and corruption. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr Karen Harrison is Senior Lecturer in law at the University of Hull. Previously she has taught at Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, Bristol, and Coventry University. Her teaching and research interests focus on criminal law, criminal justice and penology in general and dangerous offenders, especially sex offenders, in particular. Dr Nic Ryder is Associate Professor in Law at the Bristol Law School, University of the West of England, Bristol. His teaches and researches in the areas of Commercial Law, Financial Crime, and Credit Unions. He has published widely on these and related areas.