Search PubMed⌕ Search

SEARCH · Search PubMed

Results for “Theft”

Search indexed PubMed citations on genomics, clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health. Explore titles, authors and supplied subject terms, then open the PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1979

Sex differences in bystander intervention in a theft.

A series of studies demonstrated a strong relationship among the situation-defining variable of degree of harm to victim, sexual configuration among participants, and bystanders' willingness to intervene to stop a theft. A pretest showed that a prior verbal commitment was absolutely necessary for intervention. The remaining data showed that high harm to a victim produced a high rate of intervention and showed strong sex differences in helping behavior in low-harm conditions. A high percentage of female bystanders helped in both low- and high-harm situations, whereas frequent helping by males was observed only when harm to the victim was high. Female victims elicited a significantly greater amount of helping, and sex of thief had no effect. A significant sex of bystander, sex of victim, and harm to victim interaction best describes the data. Results are interpreted in terms of different motivational sets held by males and females when they are responsible for the fate of others. Results also support the utility of an interactionist approach to the question of how individual and situational variables influence prosocial action.

Female↗
PubMed1993

Special report. Update on EAS (electronic article surveillance) systems: protecting against patient wandering, infant abduction, property theft.

Concern about wandering patients and infant abduction on the part of hospitals has sparked renewed interest in Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) systems. Such systems had their origins in department stores and libraries where they are almost universally used. They also have applications in hospitals for preventing the theft of supplies and equipment. A number of companies provide EAS products for the health care field. How do you select the system that is best for your needs? "Talk to users. Pick out a number of profit and non-profit hospitals to get their views," advises Ted Algaier, vice president, marketing and sales, Innovative Control Systems, Inc., Waukesha, WI. "Examine the history of the company or vendor to determine if it understands the health care market and find out if the product really works." In this report, we'll review a number of EAS systems currently on the market, and present information on how they work, how effective they are, and costs involved. Also included are comments from users who have installed such systems.

Aged↗
PubMed1996

Hospital theft on a large scale: what can be done to spot problems before huge assets are put at risk.

When a hospital's top executives engage in fraud, theft, and embezzlement, it can be one of the most unobtrusive and damaging crimes a health care institution can face. While, in the past, even incidents involving millions of dollars were covered up and often went unprosecuted, today the U.S. Attorney General is pursuing such crimes more vigorously because of the federal funds that can be involved. In this report, those involved in investigating and prosecuting executive-level fraud cases offer advice on what to watch for and how to protect your facility against these financially damaging crimes.

Financial Audit↗
PubMed1987

Pre-employment screenings: building in theft deterrents.

Employees are the greatest asset in any long-term care organization. Administrators have a duty and a responsibility for insuring that they continue to have a sound security plan which includes hiring competent, honest, and caring workers. Establishing low employment standards could readily materialize into operating a low quality of care program. We have advocated five main management tools for pre-employment screening. Some long-term care facilities need to relook at their pre-employment hiring policies and procedures. No one type of method is foolproof, but long-term care administrators must acknowledge that employee theft can be reduced if high risk applicants are identified and screened out.

Humans↗
PubMed2001

Identity theft: when bad things happen to your patients' and employees' good name.

What should healthcare facility security directors and administrators do when patients or employees are the victims of identity theft? Taking the right steps to safeguard personal data won't insulate your facility from ever having to deal with this growing crime but, says the author, it will reduce the opportunity and desire for a criminal to steal the data.

Access to Information↗
PubMed2003

Rip-off. Is your medical practice at risk of employee theft or embezzlement?

Because only a few people will not steal under any circumstances, it might be time to reassess your organization and review the controls in place to prevent theft and embezzlement from within. Learn whether your practice is a target for thieves and what you can do to prevent loss of funds and property.

Fraud↗
PubMed2006

A case control study: White-collar defendants compared with defendants charged with other nonviolent theft.

We examined the clinical, criminal, and sociodemographic characteristics of all white-collar crime defendants referred to the evaluation unit of a state center for forensic psychiatry. With 29,310 evaluations in a 12-year period, we found 70 defendants charged with embezzlement, 3 with health care fraud, and no other white-collar defendants (based on the eight crimes widely accepted as white-collar offenses). In a case-control study design, the 70 embezzlement cases were compared with 73 defendants charged with other forms of nonviolent theft. White-collar defendants were found to have a higher likelihood of white race (adjusted odds ratio (adj. OR) = 4.51), more years of education (adj. OR = 3471), and a lower likelihood of substance abuse (adj. OR = .28) than control defendants. Logistic regression modeling showed that the variance in the relationship between unipolar depression and white-collar crime was more economically accounted for by education, race, and substance abuse.

Administrative Personnel↗
PubMed1979

["Thefts not involving intentional personal gain"--not a psychopathological syndrome (author's transl)].

The term "thefts not involving intentional personal gain" is subjected to critical appraisal. Since analogies to the ancient theory of kleptomania are persistently restated, examples are given to illustrate the original meaning of that term, namely, "thieves" stealing objects immediately recognisable as not serving any useful purpose, or acting as though prompted by an irresistible impulse, no expert being required to diagnose classification of such acts. Recent cases in point include, on the one hand, "patients" in whom intentional personal gain can be neither proved nor disproved, and, on the other hand, persons from "higher strata" of society whom one may not believe to be capable of succumbing to a momentary weakness despite their avowals to the contrary. Finally, there are people whose behaviour is generally characterised by acting emotionally accentuated "parts" as if they were stage players. Be that as it may, the value of the patients' own statements is mostly overrated compared with the objective findings, and usually no comparison is attempted with the multitude of "normal" shoplifters.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

[Clinical-psychological aspects concerning thefts in childhood and adolescence].

Starting from literature analysis the authors deal with the problem of thefts, being not clear in its motive and without an essential enrichment tendency. They watched such actions as emotional eruption eruption in 13 cases of young people with defective personality development. Hypotheses to explain this phenomenon are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

Control of autoimmunity by "epitope theft".

We all possess T cells with autoaggressive potential. Knowledge of their regulation is crucial for elucidating pathogenetic pathways and designing effective treatments for autoimmune diseases. A novel mechanism of T-cell silencing--in an autoimmune model--has recently been identified and is termed "epitope theft". The "thieves" are naive CD8+ T cells, which apparently "steal" MHC-class-I-antigen complexes from antigen-presenting cells (APCs). The deprived APCs can no longer activate other potentially pathogenic naive CD8+ T cells that are specific for the same epitope. This phenomenon is a previously unrecognized antigen-specific mode of protection against autoimmunity.

Animals↗
PubMed1990

Crime at the top: detecting and preventing fraud, theft, and embezzlement.

Perhaps the most financially damaging scenario a hospital can face is when its chief executive officers (CEOs)--presidents and top financial directors--engage in fraud, theft, and embezzlement. Not only are these crimes often impossible to detect, they usually involve dollar amounts in the millions. So harmful is top-level crime to the reputation of a hospital that, all too often, it remains covered up and goes unprosecuted. In this report, we will present several criminal cases and offer advice on practical steps you can take to ensure that such crimes do not occur at your hospital. We will also discuss proactive measures a security department can employ to become involved in investigating crime at the top.

Crime↗
PubMed2004

Brief report: exposure to tear gas from a theft-deterrent device on a safe--Wisconsin, December 2003.

On December 4, 2003, a hazardous materials (HazMat) release occurred at a jewelry store in Beloit, Wisconsin, when the store owner tightened a screw on the door of an old safe outfitted with a chemical theft-deterrent device. The device included a metal housing containing a glass vial of liquid, which cracked as the screw tightened, releasing approximately 4 ounces of tear gas. The store owner sustained eye and skin irritation and was treated at a hospital and released. Twelve persons in the building and persons in adjacent businesses were evacuated for 3 hours while a certified Level A HazMat team*, city firefighters, and emergency medical technicians responded to the release. This report summarizes the response to this event and underscores the need for persons who use old safes and vaults to know how to identify these devices and avoid tampering with them.

Crime↗
PubMed1980

An experimental analysis of a program to reduce retail theft.

A program for elementary school-aged youth, designed for and implemented by a retail business, was evaluated. The program included visual instructions to youth, tokens (exchangeable for special prizes) for appropriate verbal behavior, visual feedback to youth, and rewards for reducing merchandise loss, all continued to a criterion level. A 54% reduction in losses of popular youth merchandise was achieved.

Child↗