The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment

Which of the following is an example of a questionable research practice? a) Suzie was part-way through data collection and wanted to see how participants were performing so looked at group means   b) Kit had to end data collection early because of the pandemic, but luckily, they still had enough power to detect the effects of interest   c) Larry ran a post-hoc power analysis and found that he had insufficient power to find the effect he was interested in so collected more participants   d)Erik planned to examine how birth month is related to neuroticism, but after data collection decided birth season would be more theoretically meaningful

All of the following are possible responses to a pervasive weakness in internal control except: Multiple Choice Assign more experienced personnel to the engagement. Increasing the level of supervision on the engagement. Increase the size of a sample for certain tests in the engagement. Adding an element of unpredictability to the procedures performed.

Able, a Certified Fraud Examiner, interviewed a suspect involved in an environmental crime. The suspect, Blake, admitted to purposely polluting the environment. Blake’s action eventually caused almost thirty people to develop serious environmentally related illness. Upon hearing this fact from Blake, Able should: A. Scold Blake for his conduct. B. Make no comment whatever. C. Treat Blake with decency and respect. D. Ask Blake to apologize to the victims.

Research fraud cases that involved agency conflicts. Provide the following: Overview of the organization Who was involved? How was the fraud committed? What was the outcome? What recommendations do you have to stop such a fraud relating to this conflict of interest?

After the Madoff case, the SEC instituted a number of reforms to its operations. Please visit the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov) and search for Post-Madoff reforms. Next, please identify the two reforms that you believe will have the best chance of catching a criminal like Madoff. Make sure to provide justification for your choices.

When the risk of material misstatement due to fraud is considered high in a particular area, which of the following is a likely response? Perform tests on an interim basis throughout the period. Obtain more reliable evidence by expanding tests to include all transactions. a. b. C. d. Obtain additional corroborative information. Design tests of controls to substantiate weaknesses.

Please describe a time when you were faced with a personal dilemma regarding whether to blow the whistle on a wrongdoing. Some examples of a wrongdoing are witnessing cheating on an exam, witnessing someone trying to steal, noticing someone trying to take advantage of another, and completing a project at work without recording time spent in order to meet time constraints. Who were the stakeholders in the situation and how were they impacted by the wrongdoing? How did rationalization encourage the wrongdoer to follow through with their wrongdoing? What did you do and why? Case scenario: for someone working but not clocking in  How would this fit under this dilemma? Please explain:

Please describe a time when you were faced with a personal dilemma regarding whether to blow the whistle on a wrongdoing. Some examples of a wrongdoing are witnessing cheating on an exam, witnessing someone trying to steal, noticing someone trying to take advantage of another, and completing a project at work without recording time spent in order to meet time constraints. Who were the stakeholders in the situation and how were they impacted by the wrongdoing? How did rationalization encourage the wrongdoer to follow through with their wrongdoing? What did you do and why?

For this assignment, you are to construct a diagram of the Fraud Triangle and clearly label each component of the Fraud Triangle. For each of these three components, provide the following: An explanation (two to three paragraphs) of each of the three components, specifically addressing how it could contribute to fraud. For each component of the Fraud Triangle, provide the following: List and briefly discuss internal controls for each of the three components that could help to reduce the impact of potential frauds related to that component of the Fraud Triangle. Note: This means that you will have a total of 24 internal controls documented. A few of the internal controls might be common to each component but please tailor them to the component you are referring to and do not copy and paste the same eight internal controls for each component. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be…

Is the following a potential control weakness?  In employing new staff, while Marco checks references for any prospective employee, they do not check criminal records or perform other forms of background checks. Briefly explain the potential mistatement and recommended correction.

A procurement agent for a large metropolitan building authority threatens to blacklist a building contractor if he does not make a financial payment to the agent. If the contractor does not cooperate, the contractor will be denied future work. Faced with a threat of economic loss, the contractor makes the payment.Required;Explain what type of fraud is this and what controls can be implemented to prevent or detect the fraud?

Understanding what constitutes fraud and understanding the framework are a part of developing an internal control program. The fraud triangle is a framework that is used to understand and explain what the motivation could be when a person decides to commit fraud. Thinking about the fraud cases that you are aware of, how would the fraud triangle explain fraudulent behavior?

Explain the differences between Criminal Fraud versus Civil Fraud and provide an example of each type. Provide rationales and support for the examples in your response.

Match the following terms and descriptions. 1. Audit planning 2. Preventive Controls 3. System Evaluation and Selection 4. Recovery Operations Centre (ROC) 5. The Sarbanes/Oxley Act Section 404 Identify optimal solution from alternatives. Involves feasibility study and cost-benefit analysis steps. In the event of a major disaster, a subscriber can occupy the premises and, within a few hours, resume processing critical applications. The auditor's objective is to obtain sufficient information about the firm to plan the other phases of the audit. Requires the management of public companies to assess the effectiveness of their organization's internal controls Passive techniques designed to reduce the frequency of occurrence of undesirable events.

What is a good response to? 1. Identify the differences between paper-based and digital evidence. Paper evidence and electronic evidence are so different that if investigators are mainly familiar with the use of paper evidence in crime investigations, they are likely to have difficulty incorporating electronic evidence into their crime analysis or brainstorming activities (Crumbley & Fenton, 2021). For example, handwritten signatures using an ink pen are only going to be found on paper documents. Paper evidence only displays the dates printed on the document. Finding dates on electronic documents differs significantly, as there are many dates; there are the dates on the document itself as well as the date when the document was created, accessed, or last modified (Crumbley & Fenton, 2021).   2. Do you believe that digital evidence can be destroyed?  Yes, I believe digital evidence can be destroy Attempts to destroy digital evidence are very common (Gubanov, 2012). Such attempts…

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The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) asserts that three factors can explain fraud. Which of the following is not considered as one of the factors asserted by the AIC? Pressure, opportunity, and rationalization Absence of effective and efficient internal controls Availability of suitable targets Supply of motivated and willing offenders All the above None of the above   West Coast Baseball Association, Inc.’s, (WCBA) baseball stadium was destroyed by a tornado. WCBA and its insurance company disagreed on the amount to recover for the damages. As a result, you have been engaged as a forensic accountant to compute the amount recoverable for the damages after trial as an Exhibit to be presented in a court of law. However, based on negotiations, the litigants (WCBA and the insurance company) have agreed on the following cost elements: Projected earnings after trial, had the harmful event not occurred was $4,300,500 million Project earnings after the trial were $500,000…

A council health inspector threatens to close down a restaurant by issuing a fake health violation notice if the owner does not make a financial payment to him. If the restaurant owner does not cooperate, the restaurant cannot be opened for business and the negative publicity will drive customers away. Faced with the potential economic loss, the owner makes the payment. which fraud is it and controls can be implemented to prevent or detect the fraud