Volume 3

By Ashley Jones In many ways, it seems that corruption is a necessary evil. After all, it does exist in almost every society and is present among different races, religions, … A Bitter Pill That Must Be Swallowed: An Ethics Based View of Corruption

By Margaret Hobbs In some instances, corruption is ethically permissible. A society should address corruption with a combined “voice” and “control” solution by engaging citizenry to improve legal institutions and public … Corruption and Ethics

By John Delurey My friend and I had somehow gone an entire day without paying a bribe. We were riding across Zanzibar, Tanzania on motorcycles and assumed that we would … Ethically Impermissible: An Analysis of Corruption from Welfare, Virtue, and Freedom Perspectives

By Chris Morgan* The laws surrounding corruption have centered on ethical considerations since society made its first attempt at curbing corrupt behavior. As the laws prohibiting corruption were written, legislators … Is Corruption Ever Ethically Permissible?

Dear Readers, The 2013-2014 Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service publication schedule has begun.  You might have noticed that we started this year with two articles related to … Letter from the Editor

By Robert C. Patton, M.D.* ABSTRACT This paper reflects on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act’s (EMTALA) provision regarding hospitals who fail to properly accept an incoming, emergency … Death and Injury by Delay: Hidden Harm and EMTALA’s Reverse Dumping Provision

By David C. Jung   I. Introduction Consider the following scenarios: You are thirty-six years old and frightened. You were diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder five years ago and have been … Can True Parity Really Be Achieved? A Proposal for Behavioral Health Advance Directive Statutes with Bite