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Trends In Civil And Criminal Liability In The Private Security Industry

Pages: 2 (698 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:47555416

… screening and drug testing have significantly affected the security industry. Future trends indicate that the industry requires extensive knowledge on civil and criminal liability laws. The industry leadership must be cognizant of employees’, employers’ and clients’ legal rights, including the likely implications of violating those rights (Encyclopedia … be cognizant of employees’, employers’ and clients’ legal rights, including the likely implications of violating those rights (Encyclopedia of Security Management, 1993).
Legal liability issues are likely to arise in areas such as sexual harassment, drug testing and client/employee injury. Furthermore, use of contract security forces requires ……

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Dempsey, John S. Introduction to Private Security. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008. Print.

Encyclopedia of Security Management: Techniques & Technology. Place of publication not identified: Elsevier Science, Inc, 1993. Print.

Nemeth, C.P. (2018), Private Security: An Introduction to Principles and Practices, CRC Press

Nemeth, Charles. Private Security and the Law. , 2011. Internet resource.

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Private Security And Law

Pages: 2 (722 words) Sources: 4 Document Type:Essay Document #:32082314

Private Security and the Law
Private security operatives are held liable for their actions based on existing federal and state laws. Potential liability for these operatives occur when attempting to stop or arrest criminals or when carrying out their daily operations. The most common potential liability issues for private security operatives are assault and battery. In addition, private security operatives can be found guilty under vicarious liability for the torts of another and for a violation of 42 U.S.C. 1983 (Reid, 2017). An example of a recent court case involving … example of a recent court case involving private security operatives accused or found liable for a 42 U.S.C. 1983 violation and under vicarious liability for the torts of another is State v. Santiago (2009).
In this case, the defendant Luis Santiago was involved in a verbal altercation … on the premise that security guards were state actors subjected to……

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FindLaw. (2010). State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Petitioner, v. Luis SANTIAGO, Defendant-Respondent. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from  https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nm-supreme-court/1001193.html 

Reid, B. (2017, April 14). A Legal Overview of Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation. The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from  https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-legal-overview-of-section-1983-civil-rights-litigation_us_58f0e17ee4b048372700d793 

Wakefield, J. (2018, April 19). As Alberta’s Private Security Industry Surges, What Happens When Guards Behave Badly? Edmonton Journal. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from  https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/as-albertas-private-security-industry-surges-what-happens-when-guards-behave-badly 

Yee, M. (2018, June 24). Security Guard Liability. Retrieved March 24, 2019, from  https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/security-guard-liability.html 

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Integrated Waveguide Technologies Preparing For A Public Offering

Pages: 7 (1963 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:71352857

… the stock is overvalued, implying that the stock prices will increase. A stock repurchase implies that investors earn capital gains with lesser tax liability than dividends that have a higher tax liability. Moreover, stock repurchase is voluntarily implying that the stockholder could choose to or not to resell the stock, but cash dividends are obligatory.
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Al-Malkawi, H.-A. N., Rafferty, M., & Pillai, R. (2010). Dividend Policy?: A Review of Literatures and Empirical Evidence. International Bulletin of Business Administration, 5(9), 38–45.  https://doi.org/10.12816/0037572 

Baker, H. K., & Weigand, R. (2015). Corporate dividend policy revisited. In Managerial Finance (Vol. 41, Issue 2, pp. 126–144).  https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-03-2014-0077 

Black, F., & Scholes, M. (2010). The effects of dividend yield and dividend policy on common stock prices and returns. In Journal of Financial Economics (Vol. 1, Issue 1, pp. 1–22).  https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-405X(74)90006-3 

Farre-Mensa, J., Michaely, R., & Schmalz, M. (2014). Payout Policy. Annual Review of Financial Economics, 6, 75–134.

Mohanasundari, M., & Vidhya, P. (2016). Dividend Policy and Its Impact on Firm Value: A Review of Theories and Empirical Evidence. Journal of Management Sciences and Technology, 3(3), 59–69.

Travlos, Trigeorgis, & Vafeas. (2001). No Title. Multinational Finance Journal, 5(2), 87–112.

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Starbucks

Pages: 8 (2288 words) Sources: 7 Document Type:financial analysis Document #:63475461

...Liability
Introduction
Over the past 20 years, Starbucks has experienced both periods of strong growth, and periods of retraction, most notably during the Great Recession. The company’s investment strategies should have reflected its strategic priorities during this period, and an analysis of the company’s financials over this time should illustrate that. Starbucks’ growth since 1998 has mainly been in overseas markets, but the company has also branched out into other business lines, in an attempt to diversify its income streams. Today, Starbucks appears to have settled into more of a “cash cow” state, where the company is earning healthy returns from its businesses, and focused on growth mainly in some of the overseas markets where the coffee market is maybe a bit more nascent, in other words where there remains high growth potential going forward.
Starbucks Income Statement
Starbucks has been a strong growth story for most of this period. According……

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Cannivet, M. (2019) Starbucks’ big stock buyback limits future upside. Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelcannivet/2019/08/29/starbucks-big-stock-buyback-limits-future-upside/#26c434067047 

Hawley, J. (2019) Who are Starbucks’ main competitors? Investopedia. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/101315/who-are-starbucks-main-competitors.asp 

Macrotrends (2019) Starbucks. Macrotrends.com. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/SBUX/starbucks/financial-statements 

Marketwatch (2019) McDonalds Marketwatch. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/mcd/financials

Sharf, S. (2013) Starbucks ordered to pay Kraft $2.8 billion. Forbes. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2013/11/12/starbucks-ordered-to-pay-kraft-2-8-billion/#5516b7fa167d 

Starbucks 1999 Annual Report. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://s22.q4cdn.com/869488222/files/doc_financials/annual/1999/102640_financials2_99.pdf 

The Coffee Brewers (2008) With Starbucks closing 600 shops, is the coffee business still lucrative? The Coffee Brewers. Retrieved October 4, 2019 from  https://www.thecoffeebrewers.com/starbucks.html 

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How Interest Rates Compare Over The Last Decade Within The United

Pages: 6 (1728 words) Sources: 6 Document Type:Essay Document #:11480675

...Liability Interest rates form the basis for valuation models around the world. They are used in almost every industry, country, and geography. Interest rates can also influence corporate and consumer behaviors. For example, depending on the inherent risk of a consumer, credit card rates determine how much an individual must pay on a month basis to the financial institution. Corporations looking to borrow funds to expand their market share must consider the variable interest rates being changed and their ability to service the debt. Even governments must be mindful of the extent of their borrowers and the corresponding impact of interest rates on their ability to services the debt. Due primarily to their importance in key elements of human civilization, interest rates are a closely watched tool by individual investors, general consumers, and corporations. Banks in particular are heavily influenced by the change in interest rates as they operate as financial……

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1. Goodhard, C and E Perotti, 2008 “Maturity mismatch stretching: Banking has taken a wrong turn”, CEPR Policy Insight 81, 6-July

2. Holston, Laubach, and Williams. 2017. “Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest: International Trends and Determinants,” Journal of International Economics 108, supplement 1 (May): S39–S75

3. Laubach and Williams. 2003. “Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest,” Review of Economics and Statistics 85, no.4 (November): 1063-70.

4. Rachel, L. and Smith, T.D., 2017. Are low real interest rates here to stay?. International Journal of Central Banking, 13(3), pp.1-42.

5. Schularick, M, and A M Taylor, (2009), “Credit Booms Gone Bust: Monetary Policy, Leverage Cycles and Financial Crises, 1870-2008”, NBER DP 15512

6. Stock, J.H. and Watson, M.W., 2007. Why has US inflation become harder to forecast?. Journal of Money, Credit and banking, 39, pp.3-33

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How To Start A Business According To Christian Principles

Pages: 5 (1621 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Case Study Document #:36269091

… the business—this would be Shania—and a silent partner, who simply acts as an investor—this would be her husband. The partnership allows for limited liability benefits for the limited partner, but not for the general partner, who can be sued by creditors for instance. The limited partner cannot … a general partner. If Shania wants to minimize her risk, she might consider organizing the business as an LLC, which would limit her liability; however, she would need to establish and register the Articles of Organization with her state (Murray, 2019a). The Articles typically require a description ……

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Kenton, W. (2019). Limited partner. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/limited-partner.asp

Murray, J. (2019a). How to file articles of organization. Retrieved from  https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-file-articles-of-organization-for-an-llc-397776 

Murray, J. (2019b). Which business type is best? Retrieved from  https://www.thebalancesmb.com/which-business-type-is-best-for-my-company-397542 

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Enterprise Risk Management In Wells Fargo During The Pandemic

Pages: 15 (4587 words) Sources: 15 Document Type:Essay Document #:32848070

… increase revenue; for once customers realized how they were being taken advantage of they would sue and the company would face a severe liability. Its brand appeal would be lost and the company’s future guidance, share price, and reputation would decline. ERM looks beyond the risks that ……

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Beasley, M. (2020). How to Leverage ERM Principles to Better Respond to COVID-19-Related Risks. ERM Professional Insights.

Derysh, I. (2020). Watchdog questions why Wells Fargo reported giving only one large PPP loan to a Black-owned business. Retrieved from  https://www.salon.com/2020/07/22/watchdog-questions-why-wells-fargo-reported-giving-only-one-large-ppp-loan-to-a-black-owned-business/ 

English, C. (2020). Wells Fargo Forced to Cut Its Dividend After Fed Stress Test. Here’s What Other Banks Did. Retrieved from  https://www.barrons.com/articles/wells-fargo-forced-to-cut-its-dividend-after-fed-stress-test-51593467664 

Hall, J. (2007). Internal Auditing and ERM: Fitting in and Adding Value. Retrieved from  https://global.theiia.org/about/about-the-iia/Public  Documents/Sawyer_Award_2007.pdf

Kaplan, R. & Mikes, A. (2012). Managing risks: A new framework. Harvard Business Review, 3.

Lewis, M. (2010). The Big Short. NY: W. W. Norton.

Lundqvist, S. (2014). Abandoning Silos for Integration: Implementing Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Governance. Lund University.

Morgenson, G. (2020). More Wells Fargo customers say the bank decided to pause their mortgage payments without asking. Retrieved from https://www.nbcnews.com/business/personal-finance/more-wells-fargo-customers-say-bank-decided-pause-their-mortgage-n1234610

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Why Uber Refuses To Hire Drivers As Full Time Employees

Pages: 11 (3298 words) Sources: 10 Document Type:Research Paper Document #:74911361

...Liability Problem at Uber
Introduction
Uber has 22,000 employees worldwide and approximately half of its employees work inside the US. The company has nearly 1 million drivers in the US and approximately 4 million worldwide (Sainato, 2019). The problem that Uber has is that it does not consider its drivers as actual employees even though this categorization has been challenged at the federal level. Regulators have argued in the past that the company should count its drivers as employees rather than as freelancers or contractors. Drivers too have argued that they deserve the benefits, protections and compensation that regular employees receive (Rapier, 2019). However, the National Labor Relations Board's general counsel recently revealed that Uber’s drivers will continue to be classified as contractors. Though the company has viewed this as a victory for its business model, there are plenty of problems that remain as a result of this continuation of what……

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Bhuiyan, J. (2018). Uber’s sleek new product? Your safety. Retrieved from  https://www.vox.com/2018/9/6/17824294/uber-safety-product-feature s

Bond, S. (2019). Uber Received Nearly 6,000 U.S. Sexual Assault Claims In Past 2 Years. Retrieved from  https://www.npr.org/2019/12/05/785037245/uber-received-nearly-6-000-u-s-sexual-assault-claims-in-past-2-year s

Kaltner, J. (2018). Employment status of uber and lyft drivers: Unsettlingly settled.  Hastings Women's LJ, 29, 29.

Malos, S., Lester, G. V., & Virick, M. (2018). Uber drivers and employment status in the gig economy: Should corporate social responsibility tip the scales?. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, 30(4), 239-251.

North, A. (2019). It’s not just passengers being assaulted in Ubers. Drivers are at risk, too. Retrieved from  https://www.vox.com/2019/12/7/20998646/uber-safety-report-sexual-assault-lyft-case s

Rapier, G. (2019). Uber scored a major victory when the US government ruled drivers aren't employees, but not everyone is happy. Retrieved from  https://www.businessinsider.com/uber-drivers-disappointed-ruling-not-employees-2019-5 

Reingold, J. (2013). Southwest’s Herb Kelleher: Still crazy after all these years. Retrieved from  http://fortune.com/2013/01/14/southwests-herb-kelleher-still-crazy-after-all-these-years/ 

Rogers, B. (2016). Employment rights in the platform economy: Getting back to basics. Harv. L. & Pol'y Rev., 10, 479.

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Financial Planning

Pages: 6 (1896 words) Sources: 2 Document Type:Case Study Document #:56724567

Debt Management and Retirement Planning
It is very important for Howe to pay all their debts and free themselves of the liability since a lot of loan like credit card loan, car loan, student loan, are hampering Howes to save up more. If they have ……

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Doyle, A. (2019, May 14). How much is the average wage in America. The Balance Careers. Retrieved from  https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-much-is-the-average-raise-in-america-4582795 

Solution, I. D. (n.d.). How To Set Financial Goals: 6 Simple Steps. InCharge Debt Solution.

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Importance Of Ethics Within The Criminal Justice

Pages: 6 (1652 words) Sources: 5 Document Type:Essay Document #:18050591

...Liability Introduction
Without any set moral guidelines and stipulations, a country’s criminal justice system is not capable of accurately meeting the needs of its people. The role of the system is to penalize poor conduct and make sure that victims of crime are well compensated for any of their losses (Braswell, McCarthy & McCarthy, 2017; Souryal & Whitehead, 2019). Ethics are valuable in such systems because they offer both the victim and the accused fair justice application (Kramer, 2018). In this essay, the significance of ethics within the criminal justice system is discussed. Also, instances of unethical behavior, as well as the legal responsibilities suffered by the doers of such action, are presented.
Importance of ethics within the criminal justice
Ethics offers answers to several questions within the system. What is considered bad behavior or conduct? What is the most suitable compensation for victims of crime, and what is the befitting……

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Braswell, M. C., McCarthy, B. R., & McCarthy, B. J. (2017). Justice, crime, and ethics. Taylor & Francis.

Kramer, L. (2018). Why Is Ethics Important in Criminal Justice? Legal Beagle. Retrieved from  https://legalbeagle.com/6386561-ethics-important-criminal-justice.html 

News Services (2008, June 13). Woman gets $7.7M in false arrest case, Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-06-13-0806130382-story.html 

Sahakian, W. S., & Sahakian, M. L. (1966). Ideas of the great philosophers (No. 218). Barnes & Noble Publishing.

Souryal, S. S., & Whitehead, J. T. (2019). Ethics in criminal justice: In search of the truth. Routledge. Case law

Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission vs. Dana E. F. DANIELS, Supreme Court Cause No. 49S00-1402-DI-133, (2015).

Jackson v. City of Chicago, No. 03 C 8289, (July 31, 2006).

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