Chapter 17, The Theory Police, kicks off with a broad introduction of rational investing. Kahneman is introduced as the first to explain the consequences of the rigid constraints of the rational model, and the manner in which perfect human beings violate it on a regular basis. Bernstein provides an example of violating the rational model. The scenario he mentions is one in which you sell shares of stock a day before the price of that stock increased by a noticeable percentage. So then what would you do? You could either tell your spouse of your mistake, or you could just be mad at yourself. This brings Bernstein to introduce David Bell, a psychologist, who “suggested that “decision regret” is the result of focusing on the assets you might have …show more content…
Well, is it true? If so, just how well can that particular someone else manage that responsibility? Looking at this with a broader sense on the matter, as the twentieth century was nearing its end, what exactly did the large popularity of derivatives convey to us about society's view of risk as well as the uncertain future that lied ahead? Going back to the Proctor and Gamble case, exactly who persuaded who to do what remained unclear. On the other hand, the cause of the disasters was clear enough: they simply took the risk of volatility instead of hedging it. Proctor and Gamble made the stability of their cash flows captives to the accuracy of their interest-rate forecasts. Although Bankers Trust and the other dealers in derivatives were running their books on the basis of Pascal's Triangle, Gauss's bell curves, and Markowitz's covariances, the corporate risk-takers were heavily relying on Keynesian degrees of belief. This was not the time and place to bet the corporate world or to act out failures of …show more content…
Chaos theory now enters the mix, as it is an alternative to the ideas of Pascal and the others. According to chaos theorists, it comes from a phenomenon known as “nonlinearity.” Students of chaos theory disagree with the idea of the symmetry of the bell curve as a representation of reality. They also don’t believe in conventional theories of finance, probability, and economics. In chaos theory, the idea of a norm is nonexistent. Chaos theory rejects the idea of discontinuity, but what appears to be discontinuity is not a sudden break with the past. Rather, it is the logical consequence of previous events. As Bernstein states, “in a world of chaos, wildness is always waiting to show itself.” (pg
Not only were millions of Americans been put out of work due to these manager’s actions, the American financial markets themselves were pushed to the brink of collapse. Despite the fact that the global financial markets, in reality, are not perfectly efficient, there is a corrective mechanism built into the day-to-day trading in the market. When prices are driven down by large sells, either by large investors or a movement in a stock, there are usually new buyers for these stocks at the cheaper price. Managers of...
1. Hypothesis - A hypothesis is defined by the Criminal Justice Today textbook as "An explanation that accounts for a set of facts and that can be tested by further investigation. Also, something that is taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation" (Schmalleger 73). It is, essentially, a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. In terms of law and criminal justice, The Law Dictionary website defines the term as "A supposition, assumption, or theory; a theory set up by the prosecution, on a criminal trial, or by the defense, as an explanation of the facts in evidence, and a ground for inferring guilt or innocence, as the case may be, or asindicating
There is a divide between the public perception of law enforcement. Race is a recurring theme in the opinion on law enforcement. Law Enforcement officers are here to serve and protect its citizens and communities, but that is not always the case. This paper will discuss these racial perceptions, media portrayal, and what can be done to improve the relationship.
Myths are defined as stories that are made up by society that symbolizes values, ideologies and beliefs (Phillips, 2016). Myths are used by all cultures; myths are stories that are told to support social customs in societies. Crime myths are also created by telling stories (Victor Kappeler & Gary Potter, 2005). Myths about police officers have created false imageries of officers and their day-to-day jobs. Myths about the police have played an important role for decades now (Phillips, 2016). Majority of police myths are created by both the media and the police themselves. This paper will review Victor Kappeler and Gary Potters summary of police myths and outside sources will be used to support the myths listed by the authors.
Many people know of the police officers of today’s world and that it is their job to enforce the laws set by their government, but not many people know the history of your typical everyday United States police officer or how they came about. The idea for neither your everyday police officer nor his or her department they work for or how a police department operates, originated in the United States. Over the years though America has made changes and adapted its system over the years to make it more suitable for its countries beliefs and practices.
Young people and the police have, for many years, experienced a tense and confrontational relationship (Borgquist & Johnson et al., 1995). This has led to a great wealth of literature based upon the notion of police-youth interaction. Much of this literature has tended to focus upon juvenile criminality and the reasons why young people commit such seemingly high levels of crime. Whilst the relationship between young people and the police force has been widely theorised and explained, there is very little literature on juvenile attiudes towards the police. Research that concerns societies attitudes towards the police force tends to focus upon the views and opinions of adults (Hurst and Frank, 2000). In this first section of my literature review I am going to focus upon work that allows us to gain a deeper understanding of why young people are so important when looking at crime. This section will allow us to comprehend the ways in which, literature suggests, young people view the police. This knowledge will provide a basis for my research in which I look more specifically at youth attitudes towards PCSO’s.
In looking at the Kansas City Patrol Experiment, it appears that adding more police officers has little or no affect on arrests or the crime rate. Please review the study and explain why more police does not mean less crime. Due Date March 11, 2005
This analysis will be examining the article “my encounter with Princeton police” by Imani Perry a female black professor at ivy –League University in New Jersey. Perry was pulled over by Princeton police while she was driving 67mph on street with 45mph limit. At which time, the police found warrant for arrest for two unpaid ticket. For these reason, Perry got handcuffed and taken into custody. The conclusion of this argument is clearly police are using inappropriate and disproportionate treatment against African Americans. The author set her argument on two strong primary assumptions. First, police are using disposition in racially discriminatory fashion to ward black Americans. Second, it presumed in this society we found ourselves, sanction
In my opinion, the many different views of police culture can vary in many different situations. I say this because of the many different views this can be misleading at times. I think what's needed is reform of a police culture that has often infected relations between police and blacks, destabilized respect for cops and the law, and set the basis for the many deaths. The overall image of the police offers is an overview of the public’s perception of the police in reality. Without the public’s view of this police culture wouldn’t have the look it has now. Specific characteristics of the publics, association, or foundation remain interchangeable. Actions of the overall image are valuable because they
In early 1990’s, the economics and bankers had aid as technology was improving. It created financial products as derivatives was the main innovation. Innovation as we learned in class is the drive to develop new technologies production process and products to generate cycle of ‘creative destruction’ (Ross, 2017). This was completed as the derivative instruments were betting on stock prices, interest rates and bankruptcy of companies as the law was passed in 2000 that derivative were not controlled causing the derivatives market booming after
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Howells, Peter., Bain, Keith 2000, Financial Markets and Institutions, 3rd edn, Henry King Ltd., Great Britain.
Consider for once how lucky one is for not having the physical appearance of a criminal, and even tough such thing does not exist, America 's Police Department seem to have a pretty good idea of what a criminal should look like. As Benjamin Spock once said: "Most middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and brutal.” Thus, unfortunately, being victim of police 's power abuse is a reality that many people have been suffering from in the past years. The abuse of power by police officers is a known fact, and the government should address it by improving the selection processes of new officers, increasing monitorship, and implementing punishments.
...t. The Chaos Game can be applied to create other fractals and shapes, and is a major part of an entirely separate area of study: chaos theory. The fact that the Sierpinski Triangle transcends the boundaries of fractal and number theory proves that it is an important part of mathematics. Perhaps the Sierpinski Triangle still holds secrets that, if discovered, will change the way we think about mathematics forever.
This course has helped me in many ways, especially time management, health, and money. Instead of having a very relaxing week and then panicking at the end of the week when everything is due, this course has helped me to plan out my studies. Planning them out helps me produce higher quality work and assists me with my stress problem. One thing that has helped a lot is getting short easy assignments or parts of assignments done in short periods of extra time I have. For example, instead of turning on that TV, wait ten minutes and knock out an assignment. Another asset for myself has been setting dates to have assignments done. Although these assignments may not be due on that day, getting them done and out of the way, makes more time for other