Cops, Firefighters, and Scapegoats: Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Professionals in an Era of Regulatory Bulimia

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U.S. criminologists have overlooked the phenomenon of the expansion of the AML industry. This article contributes to the literature on AML professionals in major US banks and their occupational culture through semi-structured interviews with 22 senior AML specialists. It investigates their understanding of their ambiguous role at the intersection of regulation, law enforcement and profit-making, and their perception of what effectiveness and success within their role means given competing objectives. Also probed are the interviewees' value-orientations and location amid political, economic and regulatory/legal changes and employment pressures.

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