Detecting And Preventing Plagiarism

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Detecting And Preventing Plagiarism

...with the representation that they are one's own, has infiltrated academia and the media alike. Indeed, no field is immune from the potential of plagiarism. The retributions against plagiarists can range from dismissal to the filing of legal charges. As the old adage contends, however, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. While the best alternative is to prevent plagiarism before it ever occurs, mechanisms must be in place to detect plagiarism when it does occur. Indeed, an unfortunate task that confronts those that must stand guard against plagiarism is having to initiate measures that are effective in detecting any transgressions.
The first step in preventing plagiarism is making sure that everyone within your organization knows what constitutes the misuse of text or ideas that rightfully belong to someone else and that they know that there are tried and true mechanisms that can detect plagiarism (Smith, 2003). Alert students in particular to the fact that your school is very aware of the existence of the so-called "term paper mills" and that every effort will be taken...

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