and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse. Police corruption has been a problem in American society since the early days of policing. An ancient natural tendency of human beings is to attempt to placate or win over those in positions of authority over them. This tendency is complicated in today’s materialistic society by greed and by the personal and financial benefit to be derived from evading law. The temptations toward illegality offered to police range from free
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Staerklé‚ C. (2009). Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations. Social and Personality Psychology Compass‚ 3‚ 1096-1112. Policy Attitudes‚ Ideological Values and Social Representations Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne‚ Switzerland Address for correspondence: Christian Staerklé University of Lausanne Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Institute for Social Sciences Bâtiment Vidy 1015 Lausanne Switzerland christian.staerkle@unil.ch Author note: We thank
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will find out information of a public official breaking the law or being extremely unethical. Which brings me to the topic of my paper of a known local story of Michael Corbitt. Michael Corbitt born march 17th 1944 and died in 2004. He died of lung cancer in his Tampa home shortly after being released from prison. Michael Corbitt or Chief Corbitt as he would later come to be know‚ was the former chief of police for Willow Springs‚ IL. Not only was Corbett a trusted public official he was also
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In recent years‚ police actions‚ particularly police abuse‚ has come into view of a wide‚ public and critical eye. While citizens worry about protecting themselves from criminals‚ it has now been shown that they must also keep a watchful eye on those who are supposed to protect and serve. This paper will discuss the types of police abuse prevalent today‚ including the use of firearms and receipt of private information. I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of
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Police Corruption: A Perspective View Into the Definition‚ Cause‚ & Harm Randy Botelho BSLS Capstone‚ LS498-01 – Unit 9 Professor Odim December 17‚ 2011 Thesis Statement Corruption in law enforcement is not victimless and creates a negative perception of the United States legal system. Introduction There are few professions in the United States that are entrusted with protecting society’s safety and system of laws that have been established throughout the course of American
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proficiency‚ and clear communications. Unfortunately for many cases where people were found guilty these rules in the laboratory weren’t entirely met. There are many cases of unethical conduct in the laboratory‚ ending up in serious consequences to the scientist and the facility itself. One of the cases portraying unethical conduct that affected the accused could be the one of Jeff Pierce who was released in 2009 being found innocent with DNA testing. Pierce had already been serving fifteen years
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Information security‚ sometimes shortened to InfoSec‚ is the practice of defending information from unauthorized access‚ use‚ disclosure‚ disruption‚ modification‚ perusal‚ inspection‚ recording or destruction. It is a general term that can be used regardless of the form the data may take (electronic‚ physical‚ etc...)[1] Two major aspects of information security are: IT security: Sometimes referred to as computer security‚ Information Technology Security is information security applied to
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Unethical Practices and Behavior in Accounting The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) was created to prevent fraudulent financial activities‚ and to provide investors with more accurate financial resources on corporations. Under SOX‚ companies are held accountable if they fail to maintain the requirements that were set forth in the act. The act requires companies to maintain satisfactory internal control measures‚ provide responsible financial reports‚ disclose periodic reports‚ and establish rules
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1) Mishandling of customers goods and making way at times with some valuables: Baggage mishandling remains a large and growing headache for the industry‚ estimated in the billions of dollars for lost luggage claims and recovery service costs. The costs of passenger frustration are harder to nail down‚ but just as worrying. At times customer’s luggage is mishandled to the extent the customer has to discard the suitcase or the carton in which the goods were in
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Introduction In article seven‚ ‘How to Make Unethical Decisions‚’ I read about how people choose to solve problems and make decisions. The highlighted problem associated‚ is that many people hastily make decisions without putting too much thought into them. Sometimes the use of ethical judgment can be put on the backburner and determining appropriate actions is heavily affected. It is important to analyze and understand commonly used unethical decision making practices‚ as well as look at appropriate
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