U.S. criminologists have overlooked the phenomenon of the expansion of the AML (anti-money laundering) 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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