An evaluation of the UK's anti-money laundering and asset recovery regime

This paper describes the UK's anti-money laundering and asset recovery laws and the aims and objectives behind the regime since the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act in 2002. It then evaluates the regime in terms of the amount of criminal assets recovered, its application against organi...

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Published in:Crime, law, and social change law, and social change, 2007-04, Vol.47 (3), p.169-184
Main Author: SPROAT, Peter Alan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criminal sociology. Police. Delinquency. Deviance. Suicide
Criminal statistics
Drug trafficking
Economic criminality
Economic statistics
Evaluation
Law
Law enforcement
Legislation
Money
Money laundering
Organized crime
Policy analysis
Public policy
Sociology
Sociology of law and criminology
Studies
United Kingdom
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Summary:This paper describes the UK's anti-money laundering and asset recovery laws and the aims and objectives behind the regime since the introduction of the Proceeds of Crime Act in 2002. It then evaluates the regime in terms of the amount of criminal assets recovered, its application against organised crime and its impact upon the price of illegal drugs. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0925-4994
1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-007-9076-2