Economic crime and fraud is an area of great concern and interest for agencies in the public and private sectors throughout the world. The detection, prevention and elimination of economic crime and fraud is crucial for the economic health and well-being of corporations and nations.

HELP’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Datuk Dr Paul Chan, strongly believes that to fight economic crime, we must first understand an economic crime with evidence-based research so that all segments of our society are informed and educated about its multi-dimensional nature. We also need to train sufficient competent economic crime fighters.

The HELP University Institute of Crime and Criminology was established in 2006 out of this visionary idea. This initiative provides the framework to emplace training in economic crime management on a professional basis, as HELP is positioned to contribute to the development of professionals at all levels. We are confident our leadership role in this field will have a wide impact on Asia Pacific and beyond.

Through the leadership of our Director, Dato’ Sri Akhbar Satar, the former State ACA Director and Director of Training at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (now the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, MACC), this institute aims to further advance its leadership in training and research in the field of criminology and criminal justice in the region, especially in the field of economic crime management, and strive to provide the best of our knowledge and expertise to combat the ills of economic crime, fraud and corruption for the good of our community and country.

The Institute currently offers the HELP Master of Science in Economic Crime Management and the Polygraph Examiner’s Course. It also runs numerous workshops and customised courses on a wide variety of economic crime and fraud-related topics to serve the needs of individual clients and agencies.

The HELP University Institute of Crime and Criminology also assists in the promotion of the Malaysian Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). The ACFE is a global professional association with nearly 45,000 members worldwide, with headquarters in Texas, USA. The ACFE provides anti-fraud training and education aimed at reducing the incidence of business fraud. The seminars and workshops offered by the HELP Institute of Crime and Criminology are recognized and accredited by the ACFE.