The Role of Forensic Accounting in Reducing Financial Corruption and Achieving the Economic Dimension of Sustainable Development
Keywords:
: forensic accounting, financial corruption, economic dimension, sustainable developmentAbstract
The aim of the study was to determine the role of forensic accounting in reducing financial corruption and achieving the economic dimension of development. To achieve this goal, a descriptive analytical approach was adopted, whereby a questionnaire was distributed to employees at the Judicial Expertise Center and the Audit Bureau in the Western Region, and the SPSS statistical package was used to analyze the study data. The study concluded that forensic accounting plays a role in reducing financial corruption and achieving the economic dimension of sustainable development in the local environment. The study recommended that forensic accounting be included in university curricula in the local environment.
