The principal focus of the criminal law is upon the discrete actions of individuals: stealing from and/or physically injuring other people; or damaging property. Fraud is mainly about getting goods, money or services by ÔdishonestlyÕ deceiving other people or institutions who would not supply them (at least on those terms) if they knew the truth; but it can also involve causing losses to others without any obvious benefit to self.

First Author: Gadd, David; Karstedt, Professor Susanne (University Of Keele, UK); Messner, Steven F.
Attributed to:  THE PATTERNS, ORGANISATION AND GOVERNANCE OF ECONOMIC CRIMES: ENHANCING THE EVIDENCE BASE funded by ESRC

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Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: The Sage Handbook of Criminological Research Methods (2011)

ISBN: 9781849201759