Ethics, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Safeguards in Asset Forfeiture and Management

Course overview

Asset recovery officers handle valuable property, confidential intelligence and decisions that can cost wealthy and powerful people dearly. That exposes them to bribery, intimidation and conflicts of interest, and any integrity failure undermines the entire recovery effort. This integrity in asset forfeiture course helps institutions and individuals recognise these risks and manage them.

Participants examine integrity risks along the recovery chain: leaking information, selective targeting, dropping cases, undervaluing assets, rigging disposals, misusing seized property and diverting funds. They learn about codes of conduct, declarations of interest, gifts policies, vetting and rotation of staff, and the role of supervisors. Practical sessions cover handling approaches and threats, reporting concerns and protecting whistleblowers, as well as ethical decision-making when rules are unclear. The course also examines institutional safeguards such as integrity testing, audit trails and independent oversight, using scenarios drawn from regional experience.

Participants leave able to recognise integrity risks in recovery work and to apply safeguards that protect themselves, their colleagues and their cases.

What you will be able to do

• Identify integrity risks at each stage of asset recovery
• Apply codes of conduct and conflict of interest rules
• Handle improper approaches, gifts and threats appropriately
• Report concerns and support whistleblower protection
• Use structured ethical decision-making in grey areas
• Design institutional integrity safeguards

Who should attend

For staff and managers at every level of asset recovery, asset management and anti-corruption institutions.

• Asset recovery investigators
• Prosecutors
• Asset management office staff
• Disposal and procurement officers
• Integrity and ethics officers
• Supervisors and managers
• Internal auditors

Course outline

Fees are per participant in US dollars and cover tuition, course materials and your certificate. Travel and accommodation are not included.