Gustafson, Kaaryn S. <br/><br/>
Cheating welfare :  public assistance and the criminalization of poverty / 
Kaaryn S. Gustafson. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  2011. 
 - xi, 227 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Reconstructing social ills : from the perils of poverty to welfare dependency -- The criminalization of poverty -- A glimpse at the interviewees -- Living within and without the rules -- Engaging with rules and negotiating compliance -- Contextualizing criminality, non-compliance, and resistance -- Cheating ourselves. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814732311  RM253.00 (ptsl) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Welfare fraud--United States.<br/>Public welfare--Case studies.--California