If you ask people whether they think stealing is wrong, most of them would answer yes. And yet, in 2013, organizations all over the world lost an estimated total of $3.7 trillion to fraud. Kelly Richmond Pope explains how the fraud triangle, (developed by criminologist Donald Cressey) can help us understand how seemingly good people can make unethical decisions in their daily lives.
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How people rationalize fraud
Examples of types of fraud:
What is the fraud triangle?
Examples of pressure:
Discuss
What other pressures might motivate someone to commit fraud?
Examples of tools for opportunity:
Examples of justifications:
Discuss
Can you think of other ways people might rationalise fraud?
How did Crundwell hide her activities?
How did Crundwell justify her criminal activity?
Discuss
What might be some of the more subtle ways fraud harms society?
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