Purpose

This paper aims to demonstrate the benefit of applying crime script analysis at a macro level to expose money laundering as an interconnected series of events that contradict understanding which defines money laundering as a series of typological studies.

Design/methodology/approach

Using previously captured data and detailed research studies alongside the professional experience of the author, this study creates a horizontal crime script for three distinct methods of money laundering – to determine characteristic nodes and identify pathways.

Findings

Despite significant research into money laundering typologies, this paper demonstrates that the process of money laundering cannot be separated into typological studies. By applying crime script analysis to each method of money laundering prior to analysing the nodes, activities and behaviours, money laundering can be identified as a series of interconnected services, business formalities and management activities.

Practical implications

This study is of value to government policymakers, regulators and financial institutions considering future preventative measures. It is also of value to financial investigators and law enforcement agencies intent on investigating money laundering. By applying the method of analysis outlined in this paper to each method of money laundering and then combining them together, it is possible to understand money laundering as a holistic process, in which webs of interconnected criminal events can be identified for investigative and preventative purposes.

Originality/value

Interest in crime script analysis is now supporting understanding of different crime types. This study goes beyond the analysis of individual types of money laundering and applies it in a “test format” against three methods of money laundering to create, for the first time, a holistic or macro appreciation of the interconnected series of events, activities and behaviours which exist beyond the characteristics routinely captured in money laundering typology reports.

中文翻译：

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犯罪编写洗钱犯罪活动的脚本 - 整体

目的

本文旨在证明在宏观层面应用犯罪脚本分析将洗钱暴露为一系列相互关联的事件的好处，这些事件与将洗钱定义为一系列类型学研究的理解相矛盾。

设计/方法/方法

本研究使用先前捕获的数据和详细的研究研究以及作者的专业经验，为三种不同的洗钱方法创建了横向犯罪脚本——以确定特征节点并确定路径。

发现

尽管对洗钱类型进行了大量研究，但本文表明洗钱过程不能分为类型学研究。通过在分析节点、活动和行为之前对每种洗钱方法应用犯罪脚本分析，可以将洗钱识别为一系列相互关联的服务、商业手续和管理活动。

实际影响

本研究对考虑未来预防措施的政府决策者、监管者和金融机构具有价值。它对打算调查洗钱的金融调查人员和执法机构也很有价值。通过将本文概述的分析方法应用于每种洗钱方法，然后将它们组合在一起，可以将洗钱理解为一个整体过程，其中可以识别相互关联的犯罪事件网络以进行调查和预防。

原创性/价值

对犯罪脚本分析的兴趣现在支持理解不同的犯罪类型。本研究超越了对个别洗钱类型的分析，并将其应用于针对三种洗钱方法的“测试格式”，首次对一系列相互关联的事件、活动和行为进行整体或宏观评估这超出了洗钱类型学报告中常规捕获的特征。