Abuse of Power
Title | Abuse of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Greenhut |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
An exploration of eminent domain looks at the concept of "public use," the injustice and unfairness inherent in the definition when it is based on tax revenue, and the people who are fighting back to preserve their property rights.
Corruption and Government
Title | Corruption and Government PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Rose-Ackerman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 643 |
Release | 2016-03-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1107081203 |
This new edition of a 1999 classic shows how institutionalized corruption can be fought through sophisticated political-economic reform.
Government Abuse
Title | Government Abuse PDF eBook |
Author | William Sims Curry |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 217 |
Release | 2017-07-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1351516787 |
Government contracting is plagued by nefarious, amateurish, and criminal behavior. By awarding government contracts to corporations as compensation for lavish gifts and personal favors, the United States government fails to serve the public interest effectively and honestly. William Sims Curry identifies and categorizes multiple deficiencies in how government contractors are selected, and proposes how reforms can be instituted.This book is based on extensive research. Curry sifted through two years worth of contractor claims maintained by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding improper behavior of federal government agencies during the contract award process. He identified additional government contracting failures through review of media stories, inspector general reports, court cases, and press releases by government investigatory agencies.Much of this abuse originates from the mandated but ineffective practice of color coding rating proposals and a subjective ratings system. Curry proposes replacing the current practice with a scoring system that weighs contractor selection criteria according to the government's needs. This, along with the other procurement reforms Curry recommends, offers promise for an alternative to the fraud, waste, and incompetence currently rampant in government contracting.
White-collar Crime
Title | White-collar Crime PDF eBook |
Author | Ronald J. Berger |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Abuse of administrative power |
ISBN | 9781588267658 |
When does cutting corners in pursuit of corporate profit become a crime? When should the misdeeds of government officials warrant a prison sentence? This lucid introduction to the notoriously complex problem of white-collar crime provides students with a set of tools for exploring the abuse of corporate and government power.
Feeling Your Pain
Title | Feeling Your Pain PDF eBook |
Author | James Bovard |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | 434 |
Release | 2015-08-25 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1250095573 |
James Bovard is no fan of Big Government in the US and under the Clinton-Gore administration. In his new book, Bovard looks at Clinton and Gore's record on such abuses and absurdities as taxes, gun control, the Waco fiasco, AmeriCorps, and federal funding of every program from those dealing with disaster relief to those that put on puppet shows in Northern California. He looks at Hillary Clinton's informal role in the government, as well as Newt Gingrich's poor stewardship of the Republican party in its quest for a leaner federal government. In the style that made Lost Rights a classic, Bovard takes us on a sentimental journey through the last eight years. It's a trip no one will want to miss.
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina
Title | Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Mason |
Publisher | Institute of Government School of Government Univer Institut |
Total Pages | 162 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Abused children |
ISBN | 9781560114550 |
Provides a comprehensive explanation of the North Carolina law requiring all citizens to report cases of suspected child abuse, neglect, and dependency. It also describes the states child protective services system. Appendixes include useful sections of the North Carolina Juvenile Code, elements of criminal offenses against children, and relevant telephone numbers.
Child Sexual Abuse
Title | Child Sexual Abuse PDF eBook |
Author | Julia Davidson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 267 |
Release | 2008-05-07 |
Genre | Family & Relationships |
ISBN | 1135308225 |
Child Sexual Abuse critically evaluates the development of policy and legislative measures to control sex offenders. The last fifteen years has seen increasing concern on the part of the government, criminal justice agencies, the media and the public, regarding child sexual abuse. This concern has been prompted by a series of events including cases inviting media attention and involving the abduction, sexual abuse and murder of young children. The response to this wave of child sexual abuse revelation has been to introduce increasingly punitive legislation regarding the punishment and control of sex offenders (sex offenders are the only group of offenders in British legal history to have their own act), both in custody and in the community. But this response, it is argued here, has developed in a reactionary way to media and public anxiety regarding the punishment and control of sex offenders (who have abused children) and the perceived threat of such offenders in the community.