{"product_id":"fraud-9780761838586","title":"Fraud","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile fraud is generally associated with the business world, this book demonstrates that there is also a good deal of fraud and deception among scientists, writers and philanthropists. Scientists will sometimes announce fraudulent findings in order to raise money for additional research projects. Since many scientists live by this soft money and have no other income, the temptation to claim results that never occurred is great. Likewise, authors and journalists may commit fraud by claiming that they saw something that they did not see or that an event occurred which never happened. There are also writers who steal the work of others and publish such material under their own name.  There are executives of charitable organizations who steal the money donated to a charitable cause and there are clergy who steal from the members of their own parish, or sell objects that do not belong to them. Some members of the clergy use their trusted office to gain sexual favors from congregants while o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 One: Scientific and Academic Fraud Chapter 4 1. Who gets the Credit? Chapter 5 2. Authority Rules Chapter 6 3. Scientific Fraud and Misconduct Chapter 7 4. Fraud in Academe Part 8 Two: Published Fraud Chapter 9 5. Literary Fraud Chapter 10 6. Fraud and Deceit in Journalism and the Media Part 11 Three: Deceitful Friends Chapter 12 7. Religious Fraud and Deceit Chapter 13 8. Charitable Fraud and Deceit Part 14 Postscript: A Sociological Analysis of Fraud Part 15 Bibliography Part 16 Index","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037812523351,"sku":"9780761838586","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761838586.jpg?v=1750937450","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fraud-9780761838586","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}