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Corruption Running Rampant in London’s Police Force

By Adam Decker, Marketing − The English Metropolitan Police, locally referred to as the “Met,” sits at the center of a scandal that is rocking London to its core. Met Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey labeled the police force as a hotbed of corruption, with an overwhelming number of officers and criminals ... Read More
September 10, 2014Jeff Pizzino

Corruption in Sports Lurking Off the Field

By Neal Harris, VP Worldwide Sales − The most visible sporting officials run around on the field with the athletes — blowing their whistles and causing the fans to cheer or boo based on their rulings. While high-profile cases of corrupt officiating occasionally occur, I believe the majority of referees and on-field ... Read More
September 8, 2014Russ Warner

Conducting Employee Screening Based on Handwriting Analyses

By Jeff Pizzino, APR, Corporate Communications – The way someone writes reveals a great deal about that person, or at least that’s the theory behind graphology, the science of handwriting analysis. HR departments now use graphology with increasing frequency for screening new and current employees. Screening Employees Overseas All around Europe, graphologists ... Read More
September 5, 2014Jeff Pizzino

Should Amusement Parks Conduct Employee Background Checks?

By Russ Warner, VP Marketing – One of the concerns we have today is regarding corruption and its negative effects. Even more alarming is the trend of corrupt individuals and illicit criminal activities that affect children. Children should be protected from such things, and yet we do sometimes don’t take seemingly ... Read More
September 3, 2014Russ Warner

How Do You Deal With an Unethical, Productive Employee

September 2, 2014Jeff Pizzino

Background Screening for Law Enforcement

By Adam Decker, VP Marketing − Police agencies in Colorado require background screening, including psychological evaluations, to determine a candidate’s readiness for duty. Questionable behaviors include lying, a lack of anger management, repressed hostility, problems with authority, and mental health issues (including psychosis). Red Flags in Background Screening Candidates who lie in interviews ... Read More
September 1, 2014Jeff Pizzino

The Cost of Global Corruption and a Solution

By Russ Warner, VP Marketing – When it comes to corruption on a worldwide level, billions of people are affected. In fact, entire countries are affected, from the government toppling to the citizens suffering. And those in developing nations have it even worse than those in well-to-do nations. Global Costs of Corruption: ... Read More
August 29, 2014Russ Warner

Corruption: Developed vs. Developing Countries

By Todd Mickelsen, President and CEO – Corruption is a multi-headed demon. With various methods of rearing its ugly head, societies of all kinds are affected. It doesn’t matter if you live in a developed country, a developing country, a big city, or a small rural town – crime, deception, bribery, ... Read More
August 27, 2014Russ Warner

New Lie Detection Technology Helps Protect Company Assets, Reputation

Employee corruption is a CEO’s worst nightmare. Trying to find a way to stop it only adds to the headache. That’s why CEOs rely heavily on human resource departments to find employees who don’t have a history of committing crime, accepting bribes, using illegal drugs and divulging confidential company information. ... Read More
August 26, 2014Jeff Pizzino

Use of the Polygraph in Australia and Canada

By Russ Warner, VP Marketing – It’s true that dishonesty, deception, and corruption affect all countries, whether at the individual level or at the societal level — and in the form of business, political, or human rights issues. No nation is unaffected by the costs of corruption. In fact, corruption is a ... Read More
August 25, 2014Russ Warner
 

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