Course description
In an era where Financial Crimes are rising, fraudsters are becoming increasingly difficult to find. However, there is a way for their easy detection, and that is through intelligent investigation propelled by financial crime analysis and intelligence gathering. This training will expose you to various tools, techniques, and knowledge to contribute to your investigative skills.
As a newbie or even an expert in the investigative support or financial crime analysis unit, one core function is the constant demonstration and articulation of the skills needed. To do this smoothly, you need unhindered access to information relevant to the commercial world. This means you must gain as much information as possible on the organization, institution, or people you engage with. This also extends to information on the market, how you operate, and whether such a market faces risks.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
This course has been specifically designed for people who intend to improve their information analysis skills, whether for investigative, research or intelligence-gathering purposes. Nonetheless, The Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training Course by Rcademy will be the best fit for:
- Law enforcement personnelwho are responsible for apprehending financial criminals
- Investigators in both private and public sectorsthat follow the trail of financial transactions for potential indictment
- Investigative analystswho are skilled in financial crime investigation and analysis
- Accountantsin charge of company treasury and accounts
- Analystsresponsible for carrying out forensic analysis of the organization’s financial statement
- Fraud investigators areresponsible for detecting and reporting Financial Crimes
- Senior-level executives inneed of an in-depth understanding of accounting and finance
Outcome / Qualification etc.
At the end of The Certificate in Financial Crime and Intelligence Analysis Training Course by Rcademy, participants should be able to:
- Differentiate between competitive analysis, financial criminal Intelligence Analysis and financial crime analysis
- Describe the techniques leveraged in strategic analysis, tactical analysis and administrative analysis
- Explain the connection between the Intelligence Analysis and financial crime analysis
- Discover how analysis can help address transnational, national and local financial crimes
- Understand the connection of the information system and its application to intelligence and financial crime analysis.
- Explain how the different policy models, especially regarding changing paradigms and resistance to changes, are essential and relevant
- Leverage computer software for the analysis of geographical and statistical financial crime patterns
- Interpret and analyze financial crime patterns by applying and synthesizing practical and theoretical knowledge acquired during the training
Training Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Financial Crime Analysis
- Overview of Financial Crimes – Definition – Analysis
- Law enforcement and financial crime analysis roles
- Functions and Sources of Information for financial crime analysis
- Penal codes
- Classification of financial crimes
- Communication, translation and data analysis
Module 2: Application of Financial Crime Analysis
- Financial crime and identification – Crime patterns identification – Forecasting crimes – Crime hot-spot identification (density maps tools) – Administrative, strategic and tactical financial crime analysis
- Analysis and functions
- Crime analysis unit and their functions
- Special victims, major financial crimes, gangs and other specialized subjects
- Crime reduction strategies and COMPSTAT analysis
Module 3: Financial Criminal Investigative Analysis
- Investigative analysis history
- Motives and typology of financial crime
- Profiling – Process of financial criminal profiling – Suspects and psychological make-up
- Financial criminal deviants
Module 4: Reporting, Statistics and Research
- Principles of Statistics and research – Principles of research – Content analysis and research design concepts
- Statistical methods, survey techniques and sampling
- Reporting – Grants – Studies – Government documents – Writing and research
- Software program
- Administrative documents
- COMPSTAT and reduction in crime
Module 5: Analysis of Criminal Financial Intelligence
- Intelligence – Fundamentals and History of intelligence – Intelligence cycle – Properly handling intelligence – Intelligence development – Data analysis – Analysis process – Critical thinking
- Tools and techniques – Intelligence tools and techniques
- Application – Intelligence application
- Reports – Intelligence reports, writing intel and briefing products.
Module 6: Financial Crime Analyst and Social Media
- Leveraging social media for link analysis and intelligence
- LinkedIn, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
- Software programs, private/public databases, open-source databases
- Social media elements and ethical considerations
Module 7: Spatial Analysis and Financial Crime Mapping
- Mapping – Mapping usage as a tool of crime analysis – Methods of crime mapping
- Visualisation – Leveraging maps for crime visualisation – Hot spots
- Spatial statistics and spatial analysis
- Map components
Module 8: Reality of Financial Crime Analyst
- Creating products and daily analysis (charts, BOLOs, links)
- Creating “six-packs”, graphic design and Photoshop
- Sourcing information, including dispatch
- Records images/CCTV, ALPR, records
Module 9: Officer Pitching and Court Testimony
- Pitching and testimony
- Law enforcement future
- Presentations and data products
- Learning from experience and what to avoid
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