STATUTES: Theft Act 1978

Circumventing environmental policy: does the Americans with Disabilities Act provide protection where environmental statutes don't?

The Criminalization of the Theft of Trade Secrets: An Analysis of the Economic Espionage Act

Court responses to Tarasoff statutes.

Twenty-three states have enacted Tarasoff statutes applicable to psychiatrists. Since the first such statute was enacted in California in 1985, a significant number of courts in states with this and similar statutes have reviewed Tarasoff-type claims. This article reviews courts' analyses in 76 such cases. There were five basic categories identified, including cases that (I) did not reference t...

Ethical Theft ?

1 In 2002, 31% of consumers admitted stealing merchandise an average of eleven times per week (Levin 57). More disturbing, a survey of American adults revealed that 88% see nothing wrong with stealing (Levin 49). Although these respondents may be surprised to learn they answered this way, by endorsing online file-sharing, they inadvertently condoned theft. America’s continued use of music-downl...

Identity Theft

On February 7, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission reported that at least 10 million Americans are affected by identity (ID) theft each year[7]. The US Department of Justice defines identity theft as ”all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain[17].” ID thieves target any ...