Crime is down, and it should end ‘root cause’ excuse-making for good

Policymakers should continue to focus not on the so-called “root causes” of crime but on the proximate cause of crime — ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Philanthropy’s Misguided Focus on ‘Root Causes’

Most foundations are driven by the conviction that they must not waste money on charity, which simply puts Band-Aids on society’s problems. Rather, they must try to get to the problems’ root causes, ...
JD Supra

Deere’s FCPA Enforcement Action: Performing a Root Cause Analysis to Inform Remediation

We recently had a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action that reminded me that everything old is new again in anti-corruption compliance. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...