False Allegations: Investigative and Forensic Issues in Fraudulent Reports of Crime

Increasing awareness regarding the nature and extent of false reports of crime, as well as the criminal and civil consequences, has made this an important topic, both in terms of general awareness and criminological research. False Allegations: Investigative and Forensic Issues in Fraudulent Reports will be useful as either a basic reference guide or an undergraduate level primer. It will provide investigative application based on the case experience of the authors, as well as a discussion of the most current literature (or lack thereof) grounded in the empirical background of the contributors. Covers a wide variety of false allegationsDescribes investigation and identification of false reportsDiscusses the legal issues that surround false reportsAn excellent resource for criminal investigators and attorneys; or as a text for those teaching courses relating to crime and false reporting INDICE: 1. False Allegations: An Intro 2. False 9-1-1 Calls 3. False Allegations of Child Abuse 4. False reports in the Workplace 5. False Reports of Physical Injury 6. Welfare and Medicaid / Medicare Fraud 7. False Reports of Theft, Burglary, and Robbery 8. False Allegations of Sexual Assault 9. False Reports of Abduction 10. False Reports of Homicide 11. Psychological Aspects of Malingering and False Reporting 12. Special Populations: The Distraught and Mentally Ill 13. Special Populations: College Students 14. Special Populations: Sex Workers 15. Special Populations: The Military 16. Special Populations: Law Enforcement 17. The BARFI - Universal Indicators of False Reporting

• ISBN: 978-0-12-801250-5
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés