Plagiarism statistics in Schools:
court cases against plagiaristsAlarming Statistics: 36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing written material, says 1997 Psychological Record study.
4 out of 5 high achievers surveyed in 1998 admitted to cheating on school work according to publishers of Who's Who Among American High School Students.
More than half of those students said such cheating was no big deal, and practically none got caught.