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Egan, Mo --- "Policing illicit financial flows: multi-agency co_operation and legal developments" [2018] ELECD 1321; in den Boer, Monica (ed), "Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 207

Book Title: Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective

Editor(s): den Boer, Monica

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781785369100

Section: Chapter 10

Section Title: Policing illicit financial flows: multi-agency co_operation and legal developments

Author(s): Egan, Mo

Number of pages: 21

Abstract/Description:

Stemming the flow of illicit finance across the world has become a major law enforcement priority. The contribution of comparative legal research is to analyse the development and implementation of evolving national and international legal frameworks, and to question their coherence. While focusing on the multi-agency policing of money laundering, the chapter addresses to what extent a common legal approach has been established to the definition of conduct, preventative policing mechanisms, and the attribution of penalties. The assertion of harmonization is challenged through a closer examination of the legal situation in the United Kingdom, demonstrating that competing governance structures of police organizations influence the policing and financial investigation of money laundering. Jurisdictions are likely to experience tensions in the policing of other irregular financial flows. The chapter also highlights the important role that has been performed by a variety of international actors, including the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the Financial Action Task Force as well as the European Union.