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White-collar crime and the public sector : an interdisciplinary approach to public procurement fraud / / Christy D. Smith



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Autore: Smith Christy D. Visualizza persona
Titolo: White-collar crime and the public sector : an interdisciplinary approach to public procurement fraud / / Christy D. Smith Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022
©2022
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (87 pages)
Disciplina: 364.168
Soggetto topico: White collar crimes
Government purchasing - Corrupt practices
Government purchasing
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Public Procurement Overview -- Ensuring a Fair and Legal Process -- Local Government Regulation -- State Regulation -- Federal Regulation -- The Process and Its Vulnerabilities -- Describing the Process -- Identifying the Vulnerabilities in the Process -- References -- 3 Distinguishing Between Street and White-Collar Crime -- Street Crime -- A Definition -- A Description -- White-Collar Crime -- A Definition -- A Description -- References -- 4 Public Procurement Fraud -- What Is Public Procurement Fraud? -- A Definition -- A Description-Characteristics of the Criminal vs. the Crime -- A Description-Types of Procurement Fraud -- References -- 5 Applying Organizational Behavior Approaches to Public Procurement Fraud -- Pro-organizational -- Stewardship Theory -- Public Service Motivation -- Pro-individual -- Principal-Agent Theory -- Workplace Deviance -- Applying Cressey's Fraud Triangle to Public Procurement Fraud -- References -- 6 A Study of Public Procurement Fraud -- Purpose of the Study -- A Brief Review of Street and White-Collar Crime Characteristics -- Research Design and Data Collection -- Article Selection Process -- Recording Data Elements -- Results and Discussion -- Status/Socio-Economic Class -- Gender -- Age -- Tenure -- Other Findings of Note -- Most Common Types of Fraud -- Elected vs. Appointed/Merit-Based Employees -- Level of Government -- The Importance of Whistleblowing -- Final Remarks About the Study -- References -- 7 Detecting and Preventing Public Procurement Fraud -- Current State of Detection -- Internal Controls -- Audits -- Whistleblowing -- Suggestions for Improving Detection -- Internal Controls -- Audits -- Whistleblowing -- Business Intelligence and Analytics -- Prevention -- Audits and Employee Training.
Professionalism and Certification -- Prosecution -- References -- 8 Conclusion and Directions for Future Research -- Directions for Future Research -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index.
Titolo autorizzato: White-Collar Crime and the Public Sector  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9783031125676
9783031125669
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910619286603321
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