Should there be a legal duty to report fraud?

Dr Janice Goldstraw-White (j.goldstraw-white@perpetuityresearch.com) is a researcher for Perpetuity Research (http://perpetuityresearch.com) and has published widely in the area of economic crime. Her book, entitled ‘White-Collar Crime: Accounts of Offending Behaviour’, was published in 2011.Professor Martin Gill is the Director of Perpetuity Research (http://perpetuityresearch.com), as well as holding honorary/visiting chairs at the Universities of Leicester and London. He is the author of 14 books, with the third edition of the ‘Handbook’ of Security’ due to be published in Spring 2022.

Frontline professionals frequently hold strong, sometimes surprising, views on how to achieve better outcomes. Dr Janice Goldstraw-White and Professor Martin Gill of Perpetuity Research prove the point with findings from their recent study on whether the reporting of fraud by organisations should be made mandatory.