by Vicki Urquhart

Plagiarism: Is it symptomatic of greater moral decline? How prevalent is it? How harmful? Do academic honor codes really work? If you're in the classroom, you've asked these questions. Collegiate level plagiarism is an unavoidable issue, yet it is frequently one of the least effectively dealt with. A look at any of the three books reviewed below will cause you to rethink or change the way you currently deal with it.

THE THIRD EDITION of Stolen Words, first published in 1989, illuminates the practice of plagiarism and ignites the reader's indignation. As if through an historian's eyes, author Thomas Mallon provides examples from as early as the seventeenth century to support his belief that no creative process is free from the threat of plagiarism. Five cases of note, including revelations regarding Martin Luther King's work in the 20th century, reveal significant societal impact.

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