Security Students Name Institutions Name How to resolve a security issue in a situation where the need for security is great but the available funds are limited Community participation is a very important aspect in enhancing security. Through the community’s leaders individuals can be sensitized on the need to protect each other and also help them to create a ‘we’ feeling in the management of the important resources in a region. This will enable the community members to identify with
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State and Federal Prison System Paper Student: Norman Staub Course: CJS/230 Introduction to Corrections Date: 8/31/2013 Instructor: Dr. Kim Henagan State and Federal Prison System Paper Example of a State Prison System: An example of a state prison system would be the State Correctional Facility of Pittsburgh, historically referred to as West Penitentiary, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This facility was established in 1826. Typical housing is low and medium security inmates. The facility
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executives (again never approved by the board) and covered up in unethical accounting practices. Both Koslowski and Swartz were also brought up on charges by the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) in September of 2002 for Corruption, Conspiracy, Grand larceny, and falsifying records. Both men had sold over seven
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§ 2326 - Enhanced penalties, it states that the defendant found guilty is subject to punishment up to 10 years in prison. (Legal Information Institute, n.d.) Sentencing guidelines state the following information as listed below: §2B1.1. Larceny, Embezzlement, and Other Forms of Theft; Offenses Involving Stolen Property; Property Damage or Destruction; Fraud and Deceit; Forgery; Offenses Involving Altered or Counterfeit Instruments Other than Counterfeit Bearer Obligations of the United States
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Occupational Fraud and Abuse the perpetrator committed fraud by an asset misappropriation scheme in which the perpetrator steals or misuses an organization’s resources. Asset misappropriation is broken down into some sub-schemes like skimming, cash larceny, billing, expense reimbursement, check tampering. She was a well-trusted employee and even had previously caught other employees involved in embezzlement and frauds. So there was no reason to expect her of committing a fraud, costing the Company
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| Public Welfare Fraud | | | | 12/13/2011 | | Public Welfare Fraud The Declaration of Independence provides Americans with the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When our fore fathers created this nation they knew that there would be need for amending and adding to the constitution to suit changing and sometimes challenging times. As a society we have always looked for ways to advance and prosper; from the inception of our government we have
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is this phenomenon that criminologists, sociologists, law enforcement, fraud examiners, and forensic accountants must take into consideration as they investigate white collar crimes. Credit card fraud, forgery, identity theft, internet schemes, larceny, mail fraud, and telemarketing fraud, do not require the perpetrator to be an executive within an organization. In fact, those who would be considered by most as common street criminals are committing many of these types of crimes. Another issue
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Justin Cottingham English 101 TTH Mr. Mark Rooze November 23, 2009 Drug Trafficking in the U.S. In the United States, there are two basic roots of evil that inspire more than a majority of all criminal activity, greed and drugs. Money and drugs go hand in hand in the U.S. and many places all over the world. The drug epidemic has been sweeping the world and the United States rapidly. More and more Americans are admitting to using drugs regularly. “An estimated 14.8 million American currently
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Uniform Crime Reports “UCR” were issued by the Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of Justice (Investigation, 2006). Many crimes tracked by UCR like murder, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, arson, motor vehicle, and larceny would pave the future for criminal statistics. In this paper, facts of motor vehicle theft in Los Angeles, California, and Phoenix, Arizona will be discussed and comparisons in which stolen vehicles are used. With a population of 3.8 million people
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Crime came before laws and laws were created to prevent crime, by setting boundaries and creating consequences if those boundaries are crossed. A crime is something that breaks a law. There are endless possible reasons and situations that would drive a person to commit a crime. Some crimes are more on impulse while some are carefully plotted and prepared for months. Sometimes a person has a mental problem and can't control themselves, and sometimes a person knows exactly what they are doing, but
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