Diploma Mills: A Legal Overview (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
March 3, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RL32144 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Jody Feder, American Law Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
This report provides an analysis of state and federal laws regarding diploma mills, which offer students academic degrees for little or no meaningful academic work. Specifically, this report addresses the criminal, civil, and common law ramifications for both the manufacturers and distributors of phony degrees, as well as for the buyers and users of such degrees. This analysis does not address counterfeit degrees that purport to be from existing accredited universities, but rather focuses primarily on the legal issues surrounding phony degrees from entities that provide diplomas without requiring an appropriate level of academic achievement.
