NCJ Number
55522
Date Published
1976
Length
27 pages
Annotation
THIS POCKET-SIZED BOOKLET FOR CONSUMERS DESCRIBES THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF CONSUMER DECEPTION, TELLS CONSUMERS HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, AND GIVES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE LAWS COVERING EACH DECEPTION.
Abstract
THE BOOKLET COVERS FALSE ADVERTISING, SHORT WEIGHING, WATERED PRODUCTS, PHONY GOODS, THEFT BY DECEPTION (LYING ABOUT THE QUALITY OF A PRODUCT OR CREATING A FALSE IMPRESSION ABOUT A PRODUCT OR SERVICE), LANDLORD AND TENANT RELATIONSHIPS, HOME REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS, BAIT ADVERTISING, AND BUYING AND REPAIRING AUTOMOBILES. WAYS THE JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY., CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY CAN HELP ARE EXPLAINED. CONSUMERS ARE URGED TO REPORT FRADULENT PRACTICES. CARTOONS ILLUSTRATE THE VARIOUS TOPICS. (GLR)