ON THE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIZED CRIME By Vimal Kumar and Stergios Skaperdas Department of Economics University of California‚ Irvine Irvine‚ CA 92697 Revised: February 13‚ 2008 Prepared for inclusion in: Garoupa‚ Nuno (ed.)‚ Criminal Law and Economics ABSTRACT: The core function of organized crime is the selling of protection. Protection can be real‚ against third-party crime‚ or manufactured by the organized crime groups themselves. Mafias and gangs emerge in areas of weak state control‚ because
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and the Disease Society of America. The SHEA-IDSA joint publication on HAI prevention builds a professional foundation for healthcare facilities in the Unites States to mitigate the risk of HAI infected patients. The prevention strategies begin by identifying the most common HAIs‚ their causes‚ and detailing the both the human and financial costs associated with HAIs. Using this information‚ SHEA and ISDA created prevention strategies to combat each HAI. This essay will follow the SHEA-IDSA template
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Case Study - Corporate Obstacles to Pollution Prevention Overview This case focuses on corporate obstacles to pollution prevention. Pollution prevention can complex especially for large corporations. There are many different forms of pollution prevention including emissions control devices and incremental changes in existing technology. The author reviews the impact of emissions controlled devices‚ however the focus of the case study is on incremental changes in existing technology. Incremental
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REGULATION OF SEXUALITY AND LAW OF CRIMES Regulation of Sexuality This thought-provoking term stands as the reason behind my choice of this topic. So far‚ among other things‚ Law School has taught me the importance of perceptual lenses through which people view events and issues. If you look at the world through feminist lenses‚ it will look one way. Through economist lenses‚ another. Though all perceptions‚ in my perception‚ hold a portion of truth and reasonability‚ I still see myself wearing
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Out of all the levels of prevention‚ the second level is the one that confused me the most. In my opinion‚ some of the elements in the second level of prevention‚ such as an influenza vaccination program‚ looked like they could be applied to the other levels of prevention as well (Stanhope and Lancaster‚ 2010). In the example that I gave‚ the vaccination program‚ not only is a method that is aimed at reducing flu rates‚ but it is also a form of prevention‚ which is identified as belonging to a primary
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The following interventions provided below are drawn from epidemiologic and prevention science perspectives‚ guided selection of the most promising prevention/intervention targets and research pathways (Wyman‚ 2014). The first is interventions delivered in social systems are needed for broad impact. Children develop through interactions within social systems for example; families and schools‚ and interventions in these systems can influence emotional and behavioral developmental processes of large
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Service Staff The term burnout is often used by human service professionals who have reached their personal limits. According to the Mayo Clinic (2010)‚ job burnout is defined as “a special type of job stress — a state of physical‚ emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work” (para. 2). Functioning in this state is difficult in any profession. However‚ in the field of human services
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HIPAA Violation and Prevention Many healthcare professionals and organizations have not been following the regulations set forth by HIPAA. Whenever violations of HIPAA’s privacy or security laws occur the organizations responsible must be held accountable resulting in a fine or penalty. Penalties provide incentive for organizations to guarantee patient privacy and security. Recently‚ certain people have failed to follow through with the laws and restrictions and were forced to accept the penalty
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Obesity Prevention The purpose of this work is to explore and discuss the current obesity epidemic within the UK‚ how the government proposes to tackle the problem‚ and the current policy strategies. How the current policy and its implementation have an impact on population and cost will also be discussed. To obtain the information from a range of websites and books will be searched and reviewed. To provide evidence for these claims‚ I will be including statistics for each cause. “Health policy
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Over 100‚000 Rohingya have been murdered. The Rohingya are an Islamic minority that live in Rakhine State‚ Burma‚ which is near Bangladesh. They have resided there for centuries‚ yet the Burmese government refuses to give them humanitarian aid unless they sign documents as Bengalis‚ or in other words‚ illegal immigrants. In 2012‚ local political leaders and Buddhist monks started targeting the Rohingya with hate speeches towards Muslims‚ and since then‚ the violence and hatred have escalated. Humanitarian
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