Jeffrey Kluger

According to Accountingdegree.org, the Waste Management Inc. Scandal was included in “The Top 10 Worst Corporate Accounting Scandals of All Time.” Waste Management formed in 1894 by Larry Beck and it has grown tremendously over the years. What began as an idea, sparked from one person hauling garbage in a wagon, soon turned into a successful production that currently provides service to over 20 million customers. The industry states it “Partners with it’s customers and communities to manage…

Q: What is a DNA Analyst? What do they do? A: A DNA Analyst is someone who is responsible to find the biological information on someone, usually in the sake of a crime scene. The work is crucial, but is used for good like in solving a case. Q: What is expected as a typical job day of a DNA Analyst? A: The typical day consists of running multiple labs specialized in DNA tests, including DNA purification, PCR amplification, and fluorescent DNA analysis. These results can be used in the…

Article Review: The insanity Plea in the Case of a Serial Killer What is this article specifically addressing? This article, “The insanity Plea in the Case of a Serial Killer” By George Palermo and Richard Khnudten explains the case of the infamous serial killer Jeffery Dahmer and his attempt to request the insanity plea to get out of his crimes he committed. Mr. Dahmer killed seventeen men, and when asked about his crimes his responses where clear and coherent. Yet, he pled not guilty by…

The corporation is not made up of good and bad companies, it is one big, bad apple. The power of corporations in society has been dominate for a long time and especially since neoliberal policies, designed to curb inflation, strip away regulation, and privatize, took hold in 1980 (Bakan). Many corporations grew to have massive power and dominance in the market and on a political scale. Enron Corporation, during its prime, was no exception. Although Enron Corporation had grown to be one of the…

Forensic evidence has been around for centuries. Whether it is using things like fingerprints or soil samples, it has been a significant form of support to find and convict criminals. Only recently, though, has DNA analysis become a major part of the forensic evidence process. The goal of this paper is to discuss how DNA analysis can be applied to dental, hair, and blood evidence to solve crimes; also, the importance of an accurate and detailed chain of custody log will be shown. The standard…

THE RISE AND FAll OF ENRON KARANJYOT SINGH LOVEPREET SINGH 000352171 000352551 WHAT WAS ENRON-Enron, a company headquartered in Houston, worked one of the biggest regular gas transmission organizes in North America, totaling in excess of 36,000 miles, also being the biggest merchant of common gas and power in the United States. Besides from gas and power Enron dealt with a lot…

DNA evidence has become more advanced and accurate means of identification. Everyone has his or her own unique DNA and no two sets are alike. With modern advances small samples many years old can now be identified breathing new life in cold cases and in some cases set innocent men and women free by clearing their name (Dempsey & Forst, 2011). This has created a backlog of cases both old and new. With a limited number of qualified labs it has led to mix up between cases. DNA has been a…

"Notorious serial killer and sex offender Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 men between 1978 and 1991" (Jeffrey Dahmer Biography). Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the most well known serial killers in history; Americans were terrified of the man who ate other men. Described as an "American serial killer whose arrest in 1991 provoked controversy" His actions put murder and violent crimes into the spotlight of mainstream culture (Jeffrey Dahmer). He was born in Milwaukee on May 21, 1960. Jeff lived what would…

Jeffrey Dahmer targeting and killing men would have been a terrifying event. Similarly, Jack the Ripper grabbing women in the night would have been just as horrifying. Jeffrey Dahmer and Jack the Ripper were two very famous serial killers in history. While their methods of murder were similar their targets, and their capture and end were quite different. Jeffrey Dahmer was interesting in the way he lured his victims in and who he targeted. Dahmer targeted only African American men. There were…

Randy Pausch walks out on stage to deliver the “last lecture” smiling and joking, seemingly, without a care in the world. Little to the audience’s knowledge of the elephant in the room, he is dying. With only three to six months left of good health, Randy is dying of multiple tumors on his lever. Randy displays how people can react to death differently depending on where they are in life, their coping capabilities, and what they find their joy in. Another factor that comes into play is how…