Criminology professors to speak at conference addressing impact, cost of fraud

Kristy Holtfreter, associate professor, and Mike Reisig, professor, both in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, are among noted experts invited to speak at an upcoming conference examining the true impact and cost of financial fraud. 

Holtfreter and Reisig recently concluded a study funded by the National Institute of Justice examining consumer crimes against the elderly. Their goal was to identify risk factors and frequence of fraud with the intent of helping institutions that advocate for victims of fraud. 

They will join researchers and practitioners to discuss multiple aspects of the issue of fraud, including data collection methods, vulnerable populations and under-reporting. 

The True Impact of Fraud--a roundtable of experts
Wednesday, April 30-Thursday, May 1

Stanford in Washington
2661 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, D.C.

Convened by The Financial Fraud Research Center, a joint project of the Stanford Center on Longevity and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the main objective of the conference is to create a consensus statement on best practices in fraud prevalence measurement.

To learn more, visit: http://longevity3.stanford.edu/fraud2014/.