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Suspicion-in-the-making

Surveillance and Denunciation in Financial Policing

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ID8401575
AuthorsAnthony Amicelle (0000-0002-1844-2611), Vanessa Iafolla (University of Waterloo, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume58
Issue4
Pages845-863
Publication date2018-06-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azx051
OpenAlexW2751573023
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited48

The pervasiveness of suspicion throughout society has become a central theme in the literature, especially with the importance of suspicious activity reporting in counterterrorism policies. Yet, little is known about the ‘suspicion-in-the-making’. The article aims to shed light on the production of suspicion as routine work for people and businesses invited to be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the State in the name of security. The fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is the paradigmatic example of how suspicious activity reporting serves as the backbone of policing practices. Drawing on empirical research in Canada, the focus on financial policing provides an opportunity to reflect upon the formalization of the suspicion-in-the-making in general, outside police and intelligence organizations in particular.

Business · Criminology · Denunciation · Money Laundering · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science) · Terrorism · Theme (computing) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Engineering · Finance · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions

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Citations per year1,43
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
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