the U.S‚ graduating high school and going off to college for a degree has pretty much become the goal for most of the students here in the United States. According to the Institute of Education Sciences‚ studies have shown that between 1999 and 2009‚ the number of students in the United States perusing a degree in college full time has risen by almost 45% while part time students increased by 28%. With the vast expanding number of students‚ the number of job openings for these certain fields are simply
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BLUE-COLLAR WORKER AND A WHITE-COLLAR WORKER The terms "blue collar" and "white collar" are occupational classifications that distinguish workers who perform manual labor from workers who perform professional jobs. Historically‚ blue-collar workers wore uniforms‚ usually blue‚ and worked in trade occupations. White-collar workers typically wore white‚ button down shirts. and worked in office settings. Other aspects that distinguish blue-collar and white-collar workers include earnings and education
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The Con Side of Off Shore Drilling When I first decided to write on this topic I really didn’t understand any con side of it but‚ as the research went on I found tons of reasons for it not to happen. There are many things that go into off shore drilling including experience which very few people or companies have in the U.S. since it has been banned. It also has to keep in mind all the environmental problems that go along with drilling in the ocean as well. The off shore drilling has been tried
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Proposal Essay Problem: Off Shore Drilling‚ Off Shore Drilling has always had its pros and cons to the world but mainly cons. Off Shore Drilling should be banned throughout the United States and some parts of the world. Off Shore Drilling is not only dangerous to the workers drilling‚ but very detrimental to the environment. April 20‚ 2010 the biggest oil spill in United States history‚ bigger than the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989. Around 60‚000 barrels of oil are believed to be leaking from the spill
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earnings. This company had the largest bankruptcy filing in the United States. Today‚ the Worldcom accounting scandal is known as one of the worst corporate white collar crimes in history. What were some psychological factors that led to this crime? Financial Pressures from competitors and absolute greed are usually the main causes of white collar crime. Bernard Ebbers cooked the books to make his company seem like they are earning more than what they actually have. Bernard Ebbers did not come from
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The white-collar crime is one that is financially motivated and is non-violent. The crime is committed by the government and business professionals. According to Edwin Sutherland‚ white-collar crime is committed by the individuals of high social and respectable status‚ in their occupations. Edwin Sutherland was the first sociologist to define white-collar crime. The white-collar kinds of crime include copyright infringement‚ fraud‚ money laundering‚ insider trading‚ cybercrime‚ forgery‚ Ponzi schemes
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Why does white collar and corporate crime tend to go undetected‚ Or if detected not prosecuted White collar and corporate crimes are crimes that many people do not associate with criminal activity. Yet the cost to the country due to corporate and white collar crime far exceeds that of "street" crime and benefit fraud. White collar and corporate crimes refer to crimes that take place within a business or institution and include everything from Tax fraud to health and safety breaches. Corporate
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E C T I O N II Understanding White-Collar Crime Definitions‚ Extent‚ and Consequences S ecti on Hi g h l i g h ts •• •• •• •• •• •• White-Collar Crime: An Evolving Concept Modern Conceptualizations of White-Collar Crime Extent of White-Collar Crime Consequences of White-Collar Crime Public Attitudes About White-Collar Crime Characteristics of White-Collar Offenders A 34 s noted in the introduction‚ Edwin Sutherland created the concept of white-collar crime more than 70 years ago to draw
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achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives. Duties and Activities of Human Resources According to author Aura Bianca‚ it’s the individuals in an organization that carry out many important work activities. HR Managers have the important job of establishing people so that they can effectively perform these activities. This requires viewing people as human assets‚ not costs to the organization. Looking at people as assets is part of modern-day human resource management and human capital
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with the Criminologist and Sociologist Edwin H. Sutherland‚ in the year 1939‚ who popularised the term ̳white collar crimes‘ by defining such a crime as one ―committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.‖ Sutherland also included crimes committed by corporations and other legal entities within his definition. Sutherland‘s study of white collar crime was prompted by the view that criminology had incorrectly focused on social and economic determinants
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