“the devil made me do it” - fraud conference
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Criminal Behavior
“The Devil Made Me Do It”
Why do people act
the way they do?
People are basically
pleasure seeking.
What makes people happy?
Sensations
Sight
Smell
Taste
Sound
Touch
Learning and Thinking
- Reinforcement (increase positive)
- Punishment (increase negative)
Motivation
Hunger
Thirst
Sex
To Be Important
Money
In Control
Personality
Everyone is different.
Abnormal Behavior
1. Neurosis Anxiety (something is about to happen)
Phobias (fear of an object or activity)
2. Defenses Obsessive-compulsive
Dissociative reaction
3. Depression Early life experiences
Learned
4. Schizophrenia
Factors That Contribute to
Criminal Behavior
Biological Psychological
Sociological Phenomenological
Routine Activity Cultural Factors
Investigation
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
How?
Why?
We are concerned with…
WHY?
Cultural Forces
Biological
Psychological
Sociological
Opportunity
Environment
Factors Associated
with Fraud
Living beyond their means
Overwhelming desire for personal gains
High personal debt
Feeling pay not commensurate with responsibility
Strong challenge to beat the system
Undue family or peer pressure
No recognition for job performance
The Psychopath
Superficial charm
Grandiose sense of self-worth
Need for stimulation
Pathological lying
Cunning
Lack of remorse or guilt
Poor behavior controls
Early behavior controls
No realistic goals
Failure to accept responsibility
Typologies
Occasional
Conventional
Professional
Corporate
Organized
Ego—Voice of Reason
Id—Conscience
Superego—Basic Needs
Understand Their Motives
Things happen
Downplay what happened
Make them important
Be their buddy
You are here to help
Listen to the WORDS!
“The sound is not that important.”
People Rationalize Behavior
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