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    Culture is the collective attitude, intellect, and atmosphere that a community creates for itself. This includes values, traditions, and social norms. Specifically, organizational culture is within a community, group, or business that shares values, follows a code of conduct and standards, and holds its members accountable for their contributions. Organizational culture arises from the goals and mission set out by the company. A negligent culture can provoke and encourage inappropriate behavior between

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    Some companies may even have a separate procedure for underperformance and may need to amend and adapt the finer details of this procedure and class it as a ‘capability’ procedure but they must still follow the basic principles of the policies. Ultimately, a well managed organisation rarely has to resort to disciplinary measures, but if needed, it is essential that the procedure is adhered to precisely. It is also worth mentioning that employers should aim to improve and not punish employees, but

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    King Leary’s Gross Misconduct The term gross misconduct is defined as, “a match penalty that was imposed to players and team personnel for extreme unsportsmanlike conduct.” (“Gross Misconduct” par. 1) This hockey term fits the character Percival ‘King’ Leary appropriately as he treated his dear friend Manny Oz very poorly. Although Leary made many mistakes in his friendship with Manfred, he manages to redeem himself at the end of the novel. In this paper, I will explain how Leary betrays Manny, how

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    Introduction Many of us are familiar with historical films such as “The Shawshank Redemption”, but the reality is that wrongful convictions have occurred throughout history and although less frequently, still occur today. A wrongful conviction can greatly impact an individual’s life and may continue to be an issue even after exoneration. Many people are under the impression that individuals who are wrongfully convicted and later exonerated have won the battle over the justice system, however this

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    We hear in the news about police misconduct, use of excessive force, embezzlement, but one thing I found while researching what I should write this paper on is the Wrongful convictions of innocent men and women, that spend years in prison being innocent, and there is nothing that gets done till it’s too late. Some wrongful convictions are honest mistakes, but many times law enforcement and prosecutors lose sight of the obligation of ensuring truth and justice, and are focused on their conviction

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    We hear in the news about police misconduct, use of excessive force, embezzlement, but one thing I found while researching what I should write this paper on is the Wrongful convictions of innocent men and women, that spend years in prison being innocent, and there is nothing that gets done till it’s too late. Some wrongful convictions are honest mistakes, but many times law enforcement and prosecutors lose sight of the obligation of ensuring truth and justice, and are focused on their conviction

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    that an eyewitness receives), biased lineup/ photo array composition, biased administrators of lineup can negatively influences Eye-ID. The second primary cause of wrongful conviction is due to unreliable or improper forensic science and forensic misconduct. The Innocence Project asserts that most forensic science (e.g., analysis of hair, bite marks, fire arms, and tool marks) has not been thoroughly and scientifically evaluated

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    scientific research is a highly logical process, conducted objectively by scientists, inspected by peer scrutiny. However, it is not unusual that researchers fail to fulfill the expectation, which will be considered as scientific misconduct. Currently, scientific misconduct is defined as “fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results”. 1. Fabrication, sometimes referred as “dry labbing”, is an intentional behavior to make

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    Implications of Misconduct in Scientific Publishing Professional integrity in scientific research is an essential component in maintaining the reliability of data collected by researchers, not to mention the researchers themselves. However, studies have revealed that a concerning number of scientists have admitted to playing fast and loose with publishing guidelines. To consistently produce high-quality data, efforts must be made to curb the number of researchers who engage in scientific misconduct, such

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    How Are Jacies Falsified?

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    credit”. The definition also indicated that a finding of research misconduct depends on three requirements. Firstly, “there must be a significant departure from accepted practices of the relevant research community”. Secondly, “the misconduct must be committed intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly”. Thirdly, “the allegation must be proven by a preponderance of evidence”. There are serious consequences associated with research misconduct that impact the society as well as the scientific field. A study

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