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dc.contributor.authorPrenzler, T
dc.contributor.editorAdam Tomison
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-06T12:30:23Z
dc.date.available2017-10-06T12:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2012-03-28T22:43:47Z
dc.identifier.issn0817-8542
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/44041
dc.description.abstractThis paper reports on key aspects of welfare fraud in Australia. It begins by outlining the basic aims of welfare systems that provide direct economic support, the vulnerability of these systems to fraud and issues around culpability and appropriate responses to suspected fraud. The paper also describes problems experienced when attempting to measure fraud and provides an analysis of available data about the size and dimensions of the problem, including case studies of major frauds. Overall, demonstrable fraud represents a very small fraction of all welfare transactions, but it also represents significant losses, demand for prosecution and loss recovery action. Overall, there is a need for greater consensus on the best ways to prevent fraud and deal with offenders.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent677472 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Criminology
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi421
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto64
dc.relation.ispartofissue421
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTrends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume2011
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCauses and prevention of crime
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440201
dc.titleWelfare Fraud in Australia: Dimensions and Issues
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Australian Institute of Criminology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
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gro.griffith.authorPrenzler, Timothy J.


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