Criminology and Ethics

For this assignment, you will submit a 1,600-word analysis of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX). The analysis will illustrate how SOX could have prevented or detected previous accounting reporting frauds. 

• Identify and evaluate 2 documented accounting reporting frauds from the university library. 
• For each fraud case, provide an overview of the case details, including the type of fraud that occurred. 
• Then, discuss how the provisions enacted under SOX could have prevented each instance of fraud from occurring. 
• Conclude your analysis with a summary of your research.

Your analysis must have a minimum of 3 scholarly sources cited in APA format within the text of the paper and identified in the references section. Additional research sources can be used. Your analysis should follow APA formatting.