Criminal Justice Ethics

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This easy-to-follow book offers a study of legal ethics and ethical dilemmas from the perspective of the paralegal. The book includes the ABA Model Rule that applies to attorneys so as to inform the paralegal how to act in accordance with these rules and better assist attorneys. The NALA and NFPA rules and guidelines focus on practical advice and information paralegals can use to comply with the pertinent rules of ethics. A discussion of business ethics prepares readers for the ethical situations they might encounter in working for a law firm, a major corporation, a government agency or other type of businesses.

The Terrible Truth About Lawyers: How Lawyers Really Work and How to Deal With Them Successfully

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The Terrible Truth About Lawyers: How Lawyers Really Work and How to Deal With Them Successfully
Mark H. McCormack
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ASIN: 0688066216

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First-rate.......2000-12-22

This is a fantastic book, and I'm absolutely amazed that it is out of print. McCormack is a lawyer-turned-businessman, who built a business from scratch that placed him on the FORBES 400. So if there's a businessman who knows legal matters enough to help the average businessman, he's it. He gives advice I don't think you'd find anywhere else, and gives it in a very readable and often entertaining form. I can't recommend this book highly enough.

Ethics: An Introduction to Philosophy and Practice

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Ethics: An Introduction to Philosophy and Practice
Stephen J. Freeman
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ASIN: 0534366384

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This book sets out to assist counselors-to-be in developing an informed ethical conscience by first exploring and developing a theoretical understanding of the subject. The goal of the book is to acquaint readers with relevant ethical theory and to provide them exposure to real life ethical issues that are often messy, complex, multifaceted dilemmas that defy simple solutions. In this process, readers are encouraged to explore their own moral and ethical value systems as well as the codes they work from and to begin the formulation of an informed ethical conscience for making sound moral/ethical judgments.

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Well worth owning.......2004-09-17

This book was such a great reference and learning tool, that I had to buy it! I had this book in an online college class, which gave it to me as an esource, with no hard copy. While some chapters were dry, most of the book is easy to read and offers great scenarios to human service professionals.

Professional Responsibility: Standards, Rules, And Statutes 2006-2007

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Glad I got it!

Professional Responsibility: Standards, Rules, And Statutes 2006-2007
John S. Dzienkowski
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ASIN: 0314168257

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The annually updated Professional Responsibility: Standards, Rules, and Statutes is designed to support any classroom text on the subject and covers all facets of the law governing lawyers. This volume contains the Annotated American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rules of Professional Conduct, state modifications to the ABA Model Rules, California Rules of Professional Conduct, New York's Code of Professional Responsibility, the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, ABA Canons of Professional Ethics, the Restatement of Law Governing Lawyers, the ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct (2000), the ABA Code of Judicial Conduct (1972), and rules of evidence and procedure that affect the legal profession. Professional Responsibility also includes various standards for specialized areas of practice, standards for the organized regulation of lawyers, and relevant federal and state developments.

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Glad I got it!.......2007-05-17

This is an excellent learning tool and a practical guide for practice. Although you can get the rules for free online, the footnotes and the comments in this book make the difference. This is all I used to study for my final and did well.

2007 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility (Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility: Including Califor)

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Professional Responsibility

2007 Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility (Selected Standards on Professional Responsibility: Including Califor)
Thomas D. Morgan , and Ronald D. Rotunda
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ASIN: 1599411350
Release Date: 2006-11-16

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Professional Responsibility is one of the most rapidly changing fields in American law. New rules, not just new cases, come to the forefront each year. The 2007 edition of Morgan & Rotunda's Selected Standards on Professional Responsiblity, covering national as well as the New York and California standards on Professional Responsibility, has collected the most up to date and important standards that govern judicial and legal ethics. Students, faculty, the practicing bar, judges, and all those who write and study in this area will find in one short and accessible volume the essentials of what they will need to examine the many issues of professional responsiblity that they will confront on a daily basis.

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Professional Responsibility.......2007-03-13

Excellent. Fast shipping, condition as described. Seems like you can buy with confidence.

Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting: Preventing Project Fraud And Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

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Must Read for PMO Directors and Sr. Management
Must Reference for Project Management and SOX Compliance
Working Together - Collaborating to Beat Fraud
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Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting: Preventing Project Fraud And Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
Steven C. Rollins , and Richard B. Lanza
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ASIN: 1932159266

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If your organization does not have project fraud and project investment reporting controls in operation, you face the real risk of hefty fines and possible jail time for executives under the Sarbanes-Oxley federal law. Essential Project Investment Governance and Reporting introduces proactive best methods for ensuring proper financial reporting of project investments and techniques for preventing, detecting, and managing the risks of fraud in projects that will ensure corporate governance compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley. It shows you how to manage project fraud through the PMO and internal auditing units while enabling overall improvement of corporate governance.

No other publication summarizes the essential U.S. financial reporting concepts on project investments in such an easily accessible manner. Whether you work in a privately held company, a non-profit, or operate within some level of the government, you will be expected to comply with these requirements because your customers will demand it. This book is a must-read for project managers and accountants in all types of firms.

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Must Read for PMO Directors and Sr. Management.......2005-04-22

Steve's first book (Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO with Gerald Kendall) transformed the perception of a PMO from a project cost management/efficiency cop to a potential profit center, raising the bar for most organizations. He (along with Richard Lanza) has pushed the envelope again making the case for the PMO as the best qualified entity for preventing financial losses to the corporation due to project fraud.

The term project fraud may at first seem a harsh characterization of the poor project success rates that most management accepts as the status quo. However, Rollins and Lanza do an excellent job of mapping the COSO Control Framework to the execution of project objectives and the performance of project personnel. They include diagrams, descriptions and questions to assist in the performance of a Project Fraud Risk Assessment. The underlying conclusions are that poor manmagement of project fraud can seriusly hurt corporate business objectives and that the PMO is best suited to perform this function.

This is must reading for PMO Directors struggling to get the visibility and executive blessing needed to effectively fulfill their mission.

Must Reference for Project Management and SOX Compliance.......2005-03-19

This is a necessary reference for effective project management and Section 404 compliance under Sarbanes-Oxley. The book provideds an abundance of checklists and questions that will make this an ongoing well used reference for ensuring continued corporate governance. The reality of project fraud and its widespread impact is clearly spelled out. Rollins and Lanza accomplished their objective with well stated structures for breaking down the work steps needed to prevent fraud and establish effective internal controls for managing projects. You get your money's worth with this book.

Working Together - Collaborating to Beat Fraud.......2005-02-24

As a project manager, I was very interested to read this book. The consequences of unchecked fraudulent activity in the public and private sectors does more than affect the "bottom line." It erodes public confidence in the ability of managers to protect the assets assigned to their care.

Within organizations, fraud robs employees of the resources they need to fulfill their obligations. This book gives project managers, auditors, and fraud investigators a "blueprint" for taking effective collaborative action to both uncover and prevent fraud during the life of projects. Since so much business activity is project-based, it's a wonder we had to wait so long for it.

The book's organization makes it easy to follow the argument that fraud can be dealt with effectively. The Preface clearly states the purpose of the book. Each chapter is divided by important topics within. This is accurately reflected in the table of contents. Each chapter is also neatly summarized at the end. It has a helpful index at the back of the book as well.

The Appendices are helpful, too. They supplement the text by providing a "List of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sections," "Decision Tree for Software Development Projects," and "Project Fraud Management Policy Template."

The authors have the necessary professional credentials and the extensive experience needed to synthesize the subject matter. They have the all-important credibility to support their contentions.

I thought the book brought together the best of project management and financial auditing to offer concerned professionals a "roadmap" to more control. It provides checklists and guidelines that enable project managers and internal auditors to work together.

The book should, of course, appeal to the above-mentioned professionals. It should also be read and understood by top-level corporate managers who want to make use of available professional skills to effectively fight fraud.

Determining Fraud bs. Mismanagement.......2005-02-12

Sub-Title: Preventing Project Fraud And Ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Sarbanes-Oxley is one of those things that you really wish Congress had to apply to themselves rather than just imposing it on the rest of us. It has certainly made life interesting. In terms of project management, it's intent is to ensure that a project proceeds to work on its stated mission, correctly utilizing the projects resources, and eliminate improper dealings with project vendors for personal enrichment.

A key problem is to distinguish between fraud and mismanagement, conspiracy and incompetence. An interesting project discussed in the book is the California State Welfare Automation Project where the project was so confused that they still can't say if fraud ocurred. From this example the reporting procedures that may prevent the reocurrance of such situations is developed by looking as many areas where fraud can at least be expected to occur.

This situation wouldn't be so critical if the law weren't written so that people can be put in jail for not instituting proper controls where proper controls are a matter of opinion. This book gives the best analysis of current thinking, subject to change of course as the courts deal with the problem.

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Conversation Innovation
David G. Henkin
Manufacturer: Transformation Press
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Organizations are networks of conversations. In this groundbreaking book for executives, managers, coaches and educators, follow a new manager in a large organization, as she transforms her conversational capabilities with the help of an executive coach into an effective, visionary leader. Conversational capability is one of, if not the most important capabilities an individual or organization can possess. It is also the most challenging to measure and improve. From spouses and children in morning routines to bosses, employees and coworkers at the workplace to clients, customers, suppliers, and so on, conversations either rule our days completely or simply serve as clear boundaries to their success or failure. Conversational competency is at the heart of leadership, coaching, mentoring and creating sustainable value. Conversation Innovation is a compelling and engaging text at the forefront of this critically important subject matter. It is suited for corporate, academic and executive coaching audiences.

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling

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Text for class
It's Ethics-not too exciting -but they need a NEW proofreader.
Great Deal!

Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling
Theodore P. Remley , and Barbara Herlihy
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This is the first comprehensive book to approach professional issues in counseling from an ethical perspective and legal viewpoint. It addresses difficult subjects in a direct manner, and offers practical, realistic advice for practicing counselors. A clear explanation of the necessary credentials for counseling is also provided—including licensing, state certification, and national certification. Substantial sections are devoted to crucial areas—such as ensuring client confidentiality, keeping appropriate records, responding to subpoenas, dealing with clients who are a danger to themselves or others, counseling minors, and maintaining proper boundaries with clients and students. Coverage of cutting edge issues includes ensuring a diversity-sensitive practice, dealing with managed care problems, utilizing technology, and supervising properly. Model agreements that counselors can use and adapt for practice are supplied in all of the following areas: private practice, schools, agencies that serve mandated clients, evaluation situations, and community mental health agencies. For counselors in training and for counseling practitioners.

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Text for class.......2006-03-10

This is actually our text. I am currently enrolled in a master's program. I would say that it is our professor's depth of knowledge and her personality that makes the class enjoyable, but the text is a great reference and certainly a place to start gaining insight into the pitfalls and legal aspects of ethics in the field of psychology. If you are in a class make sure you check out YOUR state's laws concerning responsibility and informed consent!!!! If you ever thought it might be fun to be a lawyer, this should thrill you! Name of the game...CYA!!!!

It's Ethics-not too exciting -but they need a NEW proofreader........2006-01-30

I am reading this book for school of course - certainly NOT for pleasure. It's less than exciting, but more due to the topic at hand, than the material. What I have noticed, however is the abundance of typos throughout the book. I have never seen to many errors in a text book in my life - kind of funny really. I guess they need to get a new proofreader for the next edition. In Ch. 3 alone I've found 4-5 words already -and I'm not even done w/the chapter yet.

Great Deal!.......2005-06-01

This was a wonderful experience. I ordered the book on Friday and received it the following Tuesday, after a holiday, no less! The used book is in great condition and even with shipping I saved over 50% I'd recommend this to anyone.

Transforming Practices : Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life

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i guess some people need stuff like this...
As relevant as ever
A flawed but very valuable work.
Staying in the practice, and enjoying it!
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Transforming Practices : Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life
Steven Keeva
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The Soul of the Law

ASIN: 0809225042

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From law school to the law firm, lawyers are taught and encouraged to win, with little regard to the emotional consequences. After years of being obsessed with winning, racking up billable hours, and fishing for clients, many lawyers lose sight of why they initially joined the ranks of the legal profession.

This landmark book explains how to reconnect with the spiritual side of law practice. It presents profiles of firms and lawyers who have transformed their practices from heartless and cold professional endeavors into kinder, gentler operations, with more emphasis on the clients'--and their own--emotional and spiritual needs.

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i guess some people need stuff like this..........2007-02-26

This book is okay for some people I suppose. I had to read this for a class, and it's not something I would normally seek out. The author is the editor of the ABA Journal, but isn't a lawyer.

To me, this seems like common sense written, printed, bound & sold. I naturally try to live a stress free life, anyway. Instead of buying this book, I would just have soon spent the money on some beers with friends--which I consider a much more effective way of dealing with stress, rather than reading what some guy with a collection of stories from his buddies thinks is the path to mental wellbeing.

If you're someone who is not very emotionally-minded (like me), I think you will probably agree with my bottom line assessment of the book: "meh".

As relevant as ever.......2004-07-18

OK, it has been a while now since this book came out, and since I read it cover to cover. (in the interests of full disclosure, I am in the book. But if you begin this book, you to will be compelled to keep reading! Honest!)

Anyone who is a lawyer, or married to one, needs to read this book. It explains what is missing in the legal profession and which eats away at those of us in or near it.

I think Steve was very courageous to pitch this as an article to the ABA Journal. (It was then to be entitled Law and Spirituality, but it became a book and took on a life of its own.) As a journalist closely attuned to, but not in, the profession, has a finely tuned ear for the symphony that is the legal world. As a journalist for the leading legal journal in this country, he has been attuned to the profession for a long time. he asked a few questions and folkowed the aanswers, an-- I think-- hit a mother lode.

Following the symphony metaphor, this book hits all the right notes-- Steve has perfect pitch. Law, and lawyers, need healing-- wholeness, balance. The public hates us and many of us hate ourselves. The stats for suicide, subtsance abuse and divorce are ugly. I can no longer bear to deal with most of my colleagues.

But a healing has begin due to this book. yes, I did say healing.
Thank you Steve!!! and you-- wondering if you should buy the book. the answer is YES!

A flawed but very valuable work........2001-12-09

Steven Keeva (who is not a lawyer but has spent many years observing and writing about them) here provides an assortment of advice, tips, and real-life examples to help you become a better lawyer and a better person. While I found much of the book to be old news, every 10 pages or so Keeva says something eye-opening, memorable, and truly instructive. The chapters on listening and service were, for me, the real pay-off, and I know I will be going back to them frequently. By contrast, his portrayal of litigators, trials, and especially corporate practice struck me as simplistic and a bit stereotyped. In addition, those who are unreceptive to the touchy-feely approach to problem-solving should be warned that this book is nothing if not touchy-feely. That said -- and notwithstanding my other qualifications -- this book is an *important* contribution to the literature of professionalism and lawyers' "mental hygiene" (as Prof. Stone of Harvard has called it). Since this book is also a quick read, every lawyer and law student who even suspects it may be helpful should give it a try and then keep it close at hand.

Staying in the practice, and enjoying it!.......2000-10-27

Transforming Practices truly is a gift to lawyers, like me, who have been practicing for many years and want to continue practicing law in a satisfying and meaningful way. This book has been one of my best investments, and I keep it on my desk at work. Reading, or in my case rereading, Steven Keeva's inspirational words provides a much needed boost in spirit, and a new way of looking at the legal life, even on a difficult day! My colleagues who have read this book wholeheartedly agree!

Keeva On Cutting Edge Of 21st Century Lawyering.......2000-09-29

Keeva's Transforming Practices is the book that heralds the new model for 21st Century lawyering. A must read for anyone interested in staying relevant and on the cutting edge of law in this fast changing world. Just as the Internet burst into our awareness just a few years ago and has become indispensible, the holistic law approach Keeva writes about will be demanded by millions of people. Those lawyers capable of offering such services will be at the forefront of the emerging legal revolution. For those who do not yet know how to offer such services, Transforming Practices shows you how. Whether on Main Street, USA or here at my firm on Wall Street, clients want and expect the type of lawyering Keeva writes about.

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