What is the job outlook for Economic Crime Investigators?
Economic related crime is more common than people might think, especially in today’s economy. Charges such as fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering are just a few of the types of crimes that an economic crime investigator researches. Insurance fraud, credit card fraud, identity theft, and tax evasion are other examples. While many police departments have a force of people who help to regulate things like traffic violations and violent crime, economic crime investigators work in a very specialized field. Some refer to this type of crime as “white collar crime.” There are many divisions of police departments that hire these types of investigators including the private sector. An economic crime investigator can be hired by insurance firms to assist in the prevention of fraud. Insurance fraud can cost companies millions of dollars per year, so regulation and policy enforcement is necessary. Large corporations often hire economic crime investigators to serve as a watch dog over their CE
