Fraud Police??

Question

What do you have to do to work in fraud police? Any qualifications? Or do you just work in the normal police first or a bank?

Answer 1

There's no such thing as Fraud police in the UK, im afraid you may have been led astray by an americanism.

In the Uk each individual police force has its equivalent of fraud squad. Most of these are quite well financed operations with excellent on the job training and brilliant prospects.
You train as a police officer, do your 2 years, then apply to train in these particular roles (same as dogs or firearms)
and the powers apply from Proceeds of crime act, the Fraud act, and Serious and organised crime acts to freeze assetts and go out and arrest people etc.

These are extremely different from the Fraud units run by the banks, who are civilians, and do not have apower of arrest, they derive their power from civil courts and from civil legislation.
They build their case through civil legislation granted to banks as a financial power, and then present case to court and have assetts frozen and warrants issued etc.

Or there is a civilian version of fraud units within the home office and within the IRS etc.


The key difference is that the civilian units can only really investigate frauds within their particular are aof work.

Wheras the police units investigate all criminal frauds and deceptions.

Much more fun... if you like that sort of thing.

Answer 2

Fraud Police? Do you mean investigations?
You could start as an officer. It helps to get a degree in Criminal Justice. Most states require a state certified course and exam. An officer must take classes even being hired. You could be hired directly by the back with the degree and exam depending on the individual business practices, but most will want prior experience. This is just an overview.

Answer 3

Yes, you have to be a total nerd. Oops is that going to be a violation? Jolly good!