The given paper revolves around the problem of false diplomas and frauds related to the sphere of education. The author starts the investigation of the issue from the description of a dramatic case that resulted in death. An 8-year-old girl Rose suffered from diabetes and had to use insulin for the rest of her life. However, a person who introduced himself as a doctor and even shown the diploma created his own treatment plan which did not presuppose the use of insulin. After all, Rose died.
The given case is obviously provided to emphasize the scale of the problem and its significance in the modern world. The fact is that nowadays everyone could get a diploma as there are numerous opportunities for it. For instance, legitimate online schools provide ambitious students with a chance to obtain a degree. However, at the same time, there are also many frauds that are peculiar to the given sphere. The paper states that false academic credential business has become one of the most nagging problems of the modern age. At the moment students could buy diplomas in different ways via the Internet using the “certified” websites of false schools. Furthermore, the spread of technologies and the increased demand for certificates preconditioned the rise of diploma mills that offer their services for people.
The article states that the problem is peculiar not only to the USA; however, in Europe, the tendency towards the further deterioration of the situation in the given sphere could also be observed. Some of the organizations that provide false diplomas were able to earn $50 million. Nevertheless, the majority of the owners of these certificates remain unnoticed as the Internet provides numerous opportunities to hide and protect a certain level of privacy.
Therefore, in the USA there is still no efficient remedy that would be able to help to monitor the situation and fight against diploma mills. It means that the threat posed by the above-mentioned specialists is underestimated by the US government.
For this reason, the paper also provides the idea that the examination and verification of existing diplomas are crucial. These procedures will obviously help to determine whether a certificate is true or false and conclude the level of a specialists professionalism. For instance, the procedure of the verification initiated by Susan M. Collins stated that some of the federal employees obviously used their false diplomas to obtain extra incomes. Additionally, the number of people who used diploma mills was surprisingly big. This fact could evidence the great necessity of the struggle against false diplomas.
In this regard, there are several attempts to trace the appearance and spread of false diplomas. The paper provides the description of a bill that revolves around the great pernicious impact of diploma mills and the necessity of the introduction of severe measures to improve the situation in the sphere. Besides, the bill states that the improved technologies result in the spread of frauds of this sort and deprive people of an opportunity to use the qualified services. For this reason, the bill appeals to the government to introduce the uniform standards that will contribute to the improvement of the situation in the sphere.
Altogether, the paper touches upon the significant problem of false diplomas that is very topical nowadays and poses a certain threat to the security of the state and its citizens.