Can the general fraud offence 'get the law right'? Some perspectives on the 'problem' of financial crime

The Fraud Bill, which received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006, created an offence of fraud in English criminal law which marks a departure of utmost significance from the approach adopted hitherto, whereby a number of related offences cover behaviour deemed to amount to fraud. To mark the passage of the Fraud Act 2006 into law, this article examines the references which were made during its consideration in Parliament to fraud as activity which is serious and which is often erroneously portrayed as 'victimless' crime. In joining these key criminal policy-making debates with academic study of white-collar crime, it will be suggested that as yet too little attention is being paid to 'ambiguous' popular perceptions of financial crimes for there to be confidence that the fraud offence will, in the words of the current Solicitor-General, 'get the law right'

SAGA SERVICE DISCOVERY US E R S GU I D E F O R C+ + P R O G R A M M E R S

The SAGA Service Discovery API provides a way to find grid services matching particular filter

Breastfeeding as a Mechanism to Reduce Postpartum Depression with Weight as a Major Contributing Factor in Hispanic Women

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is the most common childbearing-related illness around the globe affecting both mothers and their children; yet minimal longitudinal research has been done to study the effect of depressive symptomatology on breastfeeding. This study analyzes how the benefits of breastfeeding past six months, postpartum, can be used as a treatment mechanism for postpartum depression (PPD) with the major contributing factor of gestational weight gain (GWG) in Hispanic women recently immigrated to the United States. I investigated journal articles in four main domains: the likelihood of women presenting with depressive symptomatology as a result of weight gain to initiate and continue breastfeeding, the negative association between increasing maternal antepartum weight and breastfeeding, the possible biological explanations for PPD in women who don’t breastfeed, and the benefits that breastfeeding past six months postpartum can have on MDE and GWG in women. I identified that a correlation between antepartum weight and GWG increases the rate of MDE among women, which has an inverse relationship on women’s likelihood to initiate and continue breastfeeding. Cessation of breastfeeding can put women at risk for increased weight gain and toxic levels of retinoids (Vitamin A) that can lead to cognitive disturbances. Since no longitudinal studies have been conducted specifically examining this comorbidity, more data needs to be collected to support the hypothesis. In order to effectively treat this comorbidity, both biological and psychological causes need to be examined in order to diagnose a major depressive episode (MDE). These methods coupled with a culturally appropriate counseling system can be used to effectively educate women on the benefits of breastfeeding past six months, postpartum, as a treatment mechanism for postpartum depression (PPD) with the major contributing factor of gestational weight gain (GWG) in Hispanic women recently immigrated to the United States

Impact of extracurricular activities on students

Includes bibliographical references

Judean Pillar Figurines and Ethnic Identity in the Shadow of Assyria

An examination of Judean Pillar Figurines in relation to cultural discourse and identity construction in the late Iron-Age Levan

Information Smoothies: embedding information skills in assessed learning

A collaborative project was undertaken in the academic year 2008-09 between Library and lecturing staff at Leeds Metropolitan University to embed information literacy skills within assessed module workbooks. Workbooks were delivered through a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) alongside face-to-face sessions on specific resources. Although no mechanisms for measuring effectiveness were included in the project plan, the data from the software used (Intute: Informs) has provided an opportunity to discuss possible explanations for usage levels and improvements in future projects