Many jurisdictions treat pet theft like property theft, assigning dogs dollar values and failing to account for their emotional importance.
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Motives for stealing need to be explored and understood before deciding on a course of action, as it’s not necessarily a sign of moral failure.
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
With home deliveries surging, more of the packages we receive may be vulnerable to ‘porch pirates.’ A criminal justice expert led a team to get a closer look at how these thieves operate.
Why do even the rich cheat on their taxes? Roesearch suggests some people may be genetically predisposed to break the rules for their own financial gain.
Customers who are angry are more likely to behave unethically, no matter how high the stakes, new research shows.
There are billions of wireless devices around the world and every one has a unique fingerprint. That can be very useful if a device is stolen.
Australian households currently pay the second highest “honesty tax” in the world at $290 per household per year, levied by retailers to offset the $AU1.86 billion in losses they incur from customer theft…
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Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University; Institute for Humane Studies
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