Fighting fraud: An evaluation of the government’s social security fraud strategy

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-371

  McKeever, Grainne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminalization; Motivations; Prevention; Public attitudes; Reform; Social security fraud

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937183841     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649069908415098     Document Type: Article

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