The Need for Forensic Accounting Education: The Practitioner’s Viewpoint

摘要

The increasing incidence of high profile crimes within organizations underscores theneed for qualified accounting personnel. Recent ly, debates regarding the addition of thefield of Forensic Accounting to the curriculum have been sparked. This paper exploresthe role of the forensic accountant and presents the results of a survey of practitionersregarding the need for coursework in forensics in the accounting curriculum.