1. From the book‚ why might a Prosecuting attorney act unethically? Provide a few examples? In the book prosecutor attorney misconduct takes place is because it works. This utilitarian rationale assumes that the intended good that results (conviction) outweighs the possible negative consequences (misleading the jury‚ undermining the adversary process‚ and possible erroneous convictions). An example given in the book is the case Miller v. Pate‚ where the prosecutor concealed from the jury that the
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Gruenewald Police and Society January 31‚ 2013 Police Misconduct and Corruption In the early 1990’s police brutality had become common; police officers abused their powers and became brutal when dealing with offenders and even non-offenders. One infamous example of such brutality occurred in 1992 in Los Angeles when a black man named Rodney King was violently beat by five officers for being “black.” The five officers repeatedly struck King as a few other officers stood by not paying any attention
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Academic Dishonesty Academic Dishonesty “To cheat or not to cheat‚ that is the question.” This modified statement‚ borrowed from the soliloquy in Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ aptly denotes the ethical dilemma faced by all students. The majority of students endeavor to conduct themselves in an upright manner. Yet the harsh reality is that many learning institutions‚ from high schools to universities‚ are becoming rife with academic dishonesty. The advent of technology has created a tantalizing
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Meghan Staib Monday‚ Wednesday 8:00-9:00 Assignment 2: The Scientific Method (online lab) http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_01/index.html Objectives: Scientific Method in Experiments In this lab you will apply your knowledge of the scientific method in a laboratory setting. You will also demonstrate the use of experimental terminology and design. General Instructions: 1. Read through all of these instructions before beginning! 2. Go to http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_01/index
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Academic Dishonesty: Internet Cheating AET/510 August 19‚ 2012 Dr. Gregory W. Dlabach‚ Ed.D Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty is an “intentional act of fraud” by which a student claims credit for the work of another without authorization (Pincus & Schmelkin‚ 2003). These intentional acts fall into these classification‚ plagiarism‚ cheating‚ and academic misconduct. Plagiarism is the intentional act of presenting work as though it where their own. Examples of plagiarism include;
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diabetes mellitus increase the risk of birth defects? The National Birth Defects Prevention Study (1997-2004)‚ used a population-based case-control study of birth defects to examine the effects of preexisting diabetes mellitus and the absence of periconceptional intake of vitamins that contain folic acid leading to birth defects. 14‚721 case infants and 5437 controlled infants selected for the study. Case infants were categorized as having at least 1 eligible birth defect and were live born
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hallmarks of scientific research. There are eight characteristics of the hallmarks of scientific research which are purposiveness‚ rigor‚ testability‚ replicability‚ precision and confidence‚ objectivity‚ generalizability and parsimony. Purposiveness is the manager has started the research with a definite aim or purpose. Rigor is connotes carefulness‚ scrupulousness‚ and the degree of exactitude in research investigation. Testability is a property that applies to the hypotheses of a study. Replicability
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Human Resources Management As an HRD Manager what steps you will initiate before dismissing a workman found guilty of misconduct where there is the presence of a strong employees union. Union or no union‚ any employee at any level within an organization‚ should not be spared for misconduct and appropriate action should be taken as per the organization’s policies and principles. Having said that the employee in question should be given ample scope‚ support and assistance to defend his or her
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Educational Research and the Scientific Method Phoenix University April 12‚ 2010 Education and the Scientific Method Research can be defined as any compilation of facts‚ evidence of data‚ information and proof of truth for the advancement of knowledge. It can be defined as the pursuit for statistics‚ figures‚ numbers or reports or any methodical investigation to establish concrete facts. Research must begin with a clearly defined goal and not be based on assumptions. The information gathered
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These practices of misconduct in result in dire consequences where an action of a single individual can destroy innocent individuals and further diminish public confidence in the justice system. For example‚ Collins & Jarvis (2009) found that the Innocence Project cited many cases where forensic scientist misconduct was a key player to the wrongful conviction. In the case of James Ochoa‚ even though DNA and fingerprint analysis exonerated Ochoa from the lists of suspects‚ the prosecutors
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