Fraud
by Doig, Alan
Fraud remains one of the most important crimes and causes billions of pounds of losses each year, many thousands of people are employed to try to prevent it, but it has remained largely neglected in the literature. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the main issues involved in fraud, its definition, costs, the nature of the offenders involved in committing fraud, and the issues involved in fraud investigation. It is written by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, and covers…
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- Full title :Fraud.
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Fraud remains one of the most important crimes and causes billions of pounds of losses each year, many thousands of people are employed to try to prevent it, but it has remained largely neglected in the literature. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the main issues involved in fraud, its definition, costs, the nature of the offenders involved in committing fraud, and the issues involved in fraud investigation. It is written by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, and covers fraud in the widest sense, ranging from benefit fraud to tax evasion, credit card fraud, and paying.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Willan Pub
- Place of Publication:Cullompton
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (274 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781843926115, 1843926113, 9781134013791, 1134013795
- oclc:ocn609842579
- LC Classification:HV6699.G7
- Dewey Decimal:364.163
Table of Contents
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and acronyms; Acknowledgements; A brief introduction to fraud; 1. Fraud -- the academic and practitioner contexts; 2. What is fraud?; 3. The cost of fraud; 4. Who commits fraud, and what types of fraud?; 5. From need to greed -- why is fraud committed?; 6. Overspill -- old frauds, new frauds and fraud in other criminal activities; 7. How fraud is dealt with -- investigations; 8. Regulation, compliance and audit; 9. In-house approaches; 10. Investigation frameworks; 11. Punishment, asset recovery and prevention.
12. Conclusion -- the futures for fraud?Annex: Scotland; References; Index; Back cover.
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