| Controlling Unlawful Organizational Behavior: Social Structure and Corporate Misconduct Revised Edition Contributor(s): Vaughan, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226851745 ISBN-13: 9780226851747 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1985 Annotation: Diane Vaughan reconstructs the Ohio Revco case, an example of Medicaid provider fraud in which a large drugstore chain initiated a computer-generated double billing scheme that cost the state and federal government half a million dollars in Medicaid funds, funds that the company believed were rightfully theirs. Her analysis of this incident--why the crime was committed, how it was detected, and how the case was built--provides a fascinating inside look at computer crime. Vaughan concludes that organizational misconduct could be decreased by "less" regulation and more sensitive bureaucratic response. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - History |
| Dewey: 364.106 |
| LCCN: 83003489 |
| Series: Studies in Crime & Justice (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.27" W x 8.5" (0.48 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diane Vaughan reconstructs the Ohio Revco case, an example of Medicaid provider fraud in which a large drugstore chain initiated a computer-generated double billing scheme that cost the state and federal government half a million dollars in Medicaid funds, funds that the company believed were rightfully theirs. Her analysis of this incident-why the crime was committed, how it was detected, and how the case was built-provides a fascinating inside look at computer crime. Vaughan concludes that organizational misconduct could be decreased by less regulation and more sensitive bureaucratic response. |
Contributor Bio(s): Vaughan, Diane: - Diane Vaughan is professor of sociology and international and public affairs at Columbia University. |