RT Article
T1 When private internal investigators turn against the whistleblower: The case of Norwegian police
JF International journal of police science & management
VO 19
IS 4
SP 229
OP 237
A1 Gottschalk, Petter 1950-
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764707869
AB The work of fraud examiners in private internal investigations is important to many auditing and law firms. They are hired by public and private organizations when there are suspicions of misconduct and financial crime. Such suspicions are sometimes disclosed by whistleblowers who attempt to disclose practices that they perceive as illegal, immoral or illegitimate. This article presents a case from the Norwegian police in which whistleblowers expressed concerns about overtime, use of private cars, and the procurement of equipment for personal use. The main whistleblower was also the ombudsman within the organization, where he repeated his accusations and allegations so frequently that he became the main subject of the private internal investigation. This study finds some support for the blame game hypothesis.
K1 Police management
K1 blame game
K1 fraud examination
K1 Internal Investigation
K1 Whistleblowing
DO 10.1177/1461355717730835