Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 250-257). / vi, 257 leaves, bound 29 cm

The analysis of bank account statements to establish evidence of illicit financial activity is an established financial investigation methodology in countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom, but it is still in its infancy in South Africa. This is further highlighted by virtue of the fact that no uniform analysis methodology is used in South Africa for the analysis of bank account statements. The purpose of the research was to explore the role of such analysis, and the current practises in South Africa and New Jersey in the United States. This was to determine a practical model for the analysis of bank account statements in the South African context. Empirical research led to a proposed process model for such analysis, which was synthesised from current practises in South Africa and New Jersey in the United States. This model is proposed as the basis for the development of a uniform analysis methodology for the examination of bank account statements. / Die analise van bankrekeningstate om bewys van onwettige finasiële aktiwiteite te bepaal is 'n vasgestelde finansiële ondersoek metode in lande soos die Verenigde State en die Verenigde Koningkryk, maar in Suid-Afrika is dit steeds in die begin stadium. Dit is verder beklemtoon deur die feit dat daar geen eenvormige analise metode in Suid-Afrika in gebruik is vir die analise van bankrekeningstate. Die doel van die navorsing was om die rol van hierdie tipe analise, en die huidige praktyk in Suid-Afrika en New Jersey in die Verenigde State te bepaal. Dit was om 'n praktiese model vir die analise van bankrekeningstate in Suid-Afrika te bepaal. Empiriese navorsing het gelui tot 'n voorgestelde proses model vir hierdie tipe analise, wat 'n samesmelting van die huidige Suid-Afrikaanse en New Jersey in die Verenigde State praktyk is. Hierdie model word voorgestel as die beginpunt vir die ontwikkeling van 'n eenvormige analise metode vir die ondersoek van bankrekening state. / Criminology / M.Tech. (Forensic Investigation)

Shallowly-buried channel systems have been imaged on the New Jersey Shelf with high-resolution seismic imaging. These channels formed as riverine systems that occupied the exposed shelf during the Last Glacial Maximum, ~18 ka. Subsequent sea level rise ~15-12 ka modified the valleys, forming estuaries and filling the channels with estuarine sediments. The infill sediments within the channel provide evidence for the response of the shelf to the Late Pleistocene glacio-eustatic sea level rise, but little work has been done on samples from these strata. This study aids in the ground-truthing of previous stratigraphic results by analyzing the cores collected within the infill sediments. The seismic stratigraphy of fill sediments from the mid-shelf and outer-shelf channels are structurally dissimilar. The mid-shelf channel fill stratigraphy is dominated by finely-laminated U-shaped reflectors throughout the section, with cut and fill geometries. In contrast, the outer shelf channel fill stratigraphy is a well-ordered sequence of 4 identifiable, primarily flat-lying seismic units. We collected five cores in mid-shelf channels (~30 m water depth), one in an outer shelf channel (~80 m of water depth) and one core in the trangressive ravinement surface. Cores were logged for density and seismic velocity. Grain size analysis was conducted by settling column and laser particle size analyzer. Radiocarbon analysis of the stratigraphy was conducted with the shell fragments and organic mud within the samples. The foraminiferal assemblages aided in determining the depositional environment. Using these data I investigated the differences in depositional environment of the mid- and outer-shelf channels systems, and consider these results in the context of sedimentary models for estuarine processes. The radiocarbon dates and foraminiferal are consistent with channel infill in an estuarine environment. Grain size and density log data indicate that the mid-shelf channel fills are sandier than the outer-shelf channel fills, which leads me to infer that the sediment from the mid-shelf channels was deposited in a higher energy environment than that of the sediment in the outer shelf channels. The stratigraphic differences and locations of the channel systems are similar to the Zaitlin (1994) model of incised valley infill, but infill of the mid-shelf channel system could possibly be the result of a catastrophic meltwater flood event occurring ~14 ka as glacial lakes to the north broke their dams and flooded the mid-shelf. / text

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1957 E95 / Master of Science

Thesis advisor: Dennis Hale / This project traces the use of litigation and judicial intervention as a remedy to the enduring problem of intrastate, interdistrict variations in education funding from the US Supreme Court’s 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education to the present. Reformers contend that these nested inequalities directly correlate to the achievement gap between students in property-poor districts and their wealthier peers, and frequently appeal to the judiciary to compel states to redistribute funds for public schools to disadvantaged districts. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of education finance reform processes in Rhode Island and New Jersey offers evidence that judicial remedies are ineffective in improving at-risk students’ learning outcomes because they lack the political will to implement and sustain reform. The Rhode Island Supreme Court chose to respect the state legislature’s primacy in determining allocations. As a result, the state undertook a years-long, scientifically guided process to develop a nationally acclaimed formula that enjoys enduring support in the political branches. In contrast, New Jersey has been embroiled in litigation since 1973, a costly process that has produced mixed results. Rulings favorable to disadvantaged students continually falter during implementation, when the political branches lack the resources to enact a sweeping judicial policy. As the Rhode Island and New Jersey experiences demonstrate, action by the political branches produces longer-lasting, more efficient state funding mechanisms that further the goal of equalization. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2016. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Departmental Honors. / Discipline: Political Science.

Thesis advisor: Richard, S.J. McGowan / The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (NJTTFA or TTFA) is an independent agency of the New Jersey state government that is responsible for administering the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF of “the Fund”), which is used to fund transportation capital project expenditures by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the NJ TRANSIT commuter-rail and bus system. The TTF is essential for maintaining, improving, and repairing New Jersey’s infrastructure system. However, since the TTFA was created in 1984, it has been inadequately financed by the state government and has irresponsibly issued enormous amounts of debt. Because of this, it has now it has run into major financing problems. Currently, the TTF’s revenues are insufficient to cover its increasing debt obligations. Because of this, the TTF is expected to be bankrupt by July of this year (2011). If this happens, New Jersey will be left without any financing for its already-troubled infrastructure system.This has become a major cause of concern for the State of New Jersey. For years, politicians and residents across the state have been unable to come to an agreement on how to best solve this growing problem. Because of this, financing strategies in the past have amounted to little more than temporary “Band-Aid” solutions focused principally on the issuance of massive amounts of debt. Now, the outstanding debt of the TTF has built up to the point that, in just a few short months, revenues will be insufficient to cover existing debt obligations. The New Jersey state government needs to take drastic action and adopt a long-term financing strategy that will allow the TTFA to meet its debt obligations and pay down outstanding debt, while still being able to fund essential transportation and infrastructure projects across the state.This paper will examine the causes and effects of the current funding deficit, as well various proposed solutions and strategies. After an in-depth examination of these topics, I will devise a recommended solution for solving the current deficit crisis faced by the TTF and for providing long-term financing for transportation requirements. The results will show that the most logical and effective long-term financing strategy will hinge upon an increase in state gasoline taxes, which are currently among the lowest in the nation. However, solving the problem will also require new sources of revenue and stringent financial management. / Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2011. / Submitted to: Boston College. Carroll School of Management. / Discipline: Carroll School of Management Honors Program.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Jonathan T. Hughes. Dissertation Committee: Frank L. Smith, Jr. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 114-116).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Columbia University, 1933. / Vita. Published also as Teachers college, Columbia university, Contributions to education, no. 571. "Describe[s] ... the case method used at the New Jersey state teachers college at Montclair"--P. 1. Bibliography: p. 87-92.