The gender gap in crime rate is clearly visible in the fact that the women are generally involved in minor property related crimes (fraud‚ forgery‚ larceny and embezzlement) and substance abuse offences (drug influenced deviance)‚ while the men are involved in the white collar crimes (Schwartz and Steffensmeier‚ 2008). The economic vulnerability and patriarchal power relations in the society are the push factors for increasing involvement of women in less serious crimes (Steffensmeier‚ 1980; Miller
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Corruption The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms bribe and abandonment of good habits.[2] Morris‚[3] a professor of politics‚ corruption is the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Economist I. Senior[4] defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which
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Introduction: Kitchen Best Appliance Co. Ltd was founded by Chan Dong-hwa in1985. It was a home electrical appliances company which has its own manufacturing unit in Guangdong province. In 2008 Henry Chan‚ son of Chan Dong-hwa‚ took up the role of Chief Executive. Henry Chan was aggressive to develop the business in overseas and double the profits of the company in four years. Henry Chan depended on his senior management who were not reliable. Senior Management for their personal benefit‚ at
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THE FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION POLICY IN KENYA INTRODUCTION According to the Kenyan government‚ education is “A long term objective to provide basic quality education to enhance Kenyans ability to preserve and utilize the environment for productive and sustainable livelihoods‚ to develop quality of the human race; to realize the universal access to education and training for all including the disadvantaged and the vulnerable and as a necessary tool for development and protection of the democratic institutions
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Most of us have an idea of what corruption is. But we don’t necessarily share the same idea. That is why we need to ask the question about what corruption is. For example‚ do you believe giving money to speed up the processing of an application is corruption? Do you think awarding contracts to those who gave large campaign contributions is corruption? Do you think bribing a doctor to ensure your mother gets the medicine she needs is corruption? Do you think using government construction equipment
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I am going to talk about the jury courts in Spain and United States and the diference between both systems. In United States‚ the protection of rights and liberties in federal courts is achieved through the teamwork of judge and jury. The people don´t need any knowledge (ˈnɒlɪdʒ) of the legal system to be a juror. There are two types of juries in the federal trial courts: trial juries (also known as petit juries)‚ and grand juries. A civil petit jury is typically made up of 6 to 12 persons. In
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the Trojan War and the Vietnam War occurred during time periods‚ both wars lasted for over five years. The reasons for starting the Vietnam War are different from the reasons for starting the Trojan War. The catalyst of the Trojan War was Paris’ embezzlement of Helen from Sparta‚ while the catalysts of the Vietnam War was Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh’s goal of removing the French and Japanese from Vietnam and the United States’ fear of the spread of communism. Well-known people fighting within the
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crimes have taken place is not as clear cut as with street crimes. (d) All of the above 4. Various forms of white collar crimes maybe identified in the Caribbean. These include: (a) Fraud (b) Money laundering and tax evasion (c) Embezzlement and bribery (d) All of the above 5. Criminal activity is more prevalent among younger people than among order people in most societies. The reason for such trends include : (a) Young people are more likely to be unemployed in low wage
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How to Eradicate Cancer of Corruption in Malaysia Morally‚ corruption is a deviation from an ideal. It may include activities such as bribery and embezzlement. In Malaysia‚ it can normally be seen when dealing with businesses or involving politics. Political corruption occurs when a governmental office-holder acts in an official capacity for personal gain. Statistics by Transparency International as shown in Wall Street Journal said Malaysia scored worst in 2012 Bribe Payers Survey. In other
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In philosophical‚ theological‚ or moral discussions‚ corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. Corruption may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Government‚ or ’political’‚ corruption occurs when an office-holder or other governmental employee acts in an official capacity for personal gain. The word corrupt when used as an adjective literally means "utterly broken".[1] The word was first used by Aristotle and later by Cicero who added the terms
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