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NCJ 101062
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| Title:
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Survey of Reasons for the Under Reporting of Cheque Fraud Examples From Australia
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| Journal:
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International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume:9 Issue:1 Dated:(Spring 1985) Pages:97-109
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| Author(s):
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R C Holland
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| Publication Date:
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1985 |
| Pages:
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13 |
| Origin:
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United States |
| Language:
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English |
| Annotation:
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Check fraud is a crime; but unlike other types of crime, such as crimes involving force, check fraud is under reported to the police. |
| Abstract:
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Fraud is generally defined as the practice of obtaining credit and property from another by means of deception. When the object of deception used is a valueless check, then the conduct is called ''check fraud.'' The reasons for the under reporting are diverse and mean that only about 15 percent of all offenses come to the attention of the police. An Australian study conducted to survey reasons for this under reporting revealed that a major factor affecting victims' reactions to check fraud was their ignorance of police functions and an uncertainty whether the passing of valueless checks could constitute a crime. The results of this study are reported herein. (Publisher abstract) |
| Main Term(s):
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Check fraud |
| Index Term(s):
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Citizen crime reporting ; Public attitudes toward crime ; Australia |
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