Many strategies have been proposed to address the supply of bespoke essays and other assignments by companies often described as 'Essay Mills' with the act of supply and use being invariably described as 'contract cheating'. These proposals increasingly refer to the law as a solution in common with other action. In this article, the lead author…

Purpose: The purpose of this report is to provide background information to develop deeper awareness about contract cheating in Canada and generate conversations about possible legislative approaches to address this growing problem. Methods: A qualitative legal analysis of legislation from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and US (17…

Many strategies have been proposed to address the use of Essay Mills and other 'contract cheating' services by students. These services generally offer bespoke custom-written essays or other assignments to students in exchange for a fee. There have been calls for the use of legal approaches to tackle the problem. Here we determine whether the UK…