Police officers turn bad to gain wealth, power, and rank in most law enforcement agencies. The extent of police corruption goes as far as officers ripping off drug dealers and even dealing drugs themselves for an increase in wealth. Police officers in some cases try to cover up their corrupt behavior by murder, torture, and even acts of brutality on their victim. Police corruption is a major problem in many law enforcement agencies in the United States. Police misconduct is a major problem among officers in various law enforcement agencies in the United States.
There is a large profit that can result from drug trafficking, which could be one of the reasons behind the crime not always being viewed under a zero tolerance policy. The global crimes that have become some of the largest issues previously mentioned always make the implication that some sort of organized crime has occurred or is occurring. A problem that arises when organized crimes occur is that there are often “crooked” police officers who handle the law unfairly among certain suspects or criminals. Another issue in drug trafficking is that sometimes, groups of organized crimes all link to a business or business people. One other issue for drug and human trafficking crimes is border security and safety.
However, the reality is that the result of some hate crimes does affect the victims in a monetary way. Of the 7,164 reported hate crimes 41.8 percent were against property (fbi.gov, 2013). Acts carried out were cross burnings, defacement of property, and destruction of property that have cost the victims a great deal of money to repair. There are cases when the damage or intimidation has caused the victims to relocate or purchase fire arms to protect themselves (Barnes & Ephross, 1994), which is another expense directly contributed to the crime. Not only does the person(s) under attack financially suffer, but the city and community loose too.
Crimes such as there are always unacceptable do to the creation of uncertainty in the markets. The fear is bad for business in the United States and in the world as a whole. Many investors’ lost substantial amounts of money due to the scandals. The Sarbanes-Oxley now places a tighter regulation and control on the reporting of a company’s financial reports while holding those within the company accountable with criminal charges. With all the modifications and changes that are now being enforces, business investments into public companies in the United States is
PCAOB is authorized to investigate and sanctioned public accounting firms and every individual associated with the firm. Yes, it has assistance from, The Office of Research and Analysis (ORA) supports PCAOB and oversees the board’s activities. ORA identifies audit issues that would make the audit fail. Sanctions could be a fine and/or suspension or revocation of the firm. The Federal Trade Commission is an agency to protect consumer from anti-competitive business practice, (monopoly) I believe that is a waste of an agency.
Schlosser then goes into discussing the callous illegal immigrant labor that takes place in strawberry fields of California. He doesn’t primarily focus on one individual case; however, the detail of the harsh work and living environments leave a lasting mental image of what the workers had to endure to make a measly buck. The final essay in Schlosser’s book discusses the founder of the pornography industry, Reuben Sturman, and the many trials and tribulations the U.S. government brought upon him. All three of Schlosser’s essays put the U.S. government in the forefront, showing all the ways that government intervention did not seem to be in the best interest of society. Reefer Madness The first focus of Schlosser’s book spotlights on the booming business in marijuana cultivation.
The adverse effects of prohibition were dangerous. Moonshine was poor quality and sometimes killed people. ‘Jackass Brandy’ caused internal bleeding and ‘Soda Pop Moon’ contained a poisonous alcohol. Prohibition also failed because of the increasing crime rate. It made criminals out of ordinary, working class people.
Critical context also comes from history professor Dana Frank on her Huffington Post blog. She describes some of the deep corruption among Honduran politicians, police, prosecutors, and judges, which even the U.S. State Department. acknowledges: Among the most serious human rights problems were corruption, intimidation, and institutional weakness of the justice system leading to widespread impunity; unlawful and arbitrary killings by security forces, organized criminal elements, and others; and harsh and at times life-threatening prison conditions. In response to his country’s police corruption, Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has increased the country’s militarization, as Frank reports: Not only does the regular military now patrol residential neighborhoods, airports, and prisons, but Hernández's new 5,000-strong military police force is fanning out across the country. On May 13, the new military police surrounded, tear gassed, brutally beat up, and forcibly ejected from the main hall of congress all 36 congress members of the center-left opposition party
“ The Insurance Bureau of Canada states that insurance fraud continues to costs Canadians more than a billion dollars annually through insurance premiums, with 541. 9 million annually in vehicle theft- related insurance costs.” (CISC, pg. 20) Again Canada needs to do something to stop fraud like this because it is costing Canadians way too much. The link between organized crime and insurance fraud is many organized crime groups are involved in the staging of vehicle accidents and making fake injury claims which involve many people from car thieves to lawyers, doctors, chiropractors and other medicals professionals, who can testify and give expert opinions on injuries. So organized crime groups play a huge role in insurance fraud.
There is also the impact on our economy. Because so many businesses have chosen to use illegal aliens, if the United States deported them all at once it could create a negative economic impact due to our dependence on illegal