Academic integrity is key to the reputationof higher education institutions. Plagiarism, the most frequently occurringform of academic misconduct, poses a significant threat to the maintenance ofacademic integrity globally, but it has received very little attention in theresearch literature of the Caribbean. This volume aims to lift the blanket ofsilence that surrounds plagiarism in the region by examining students'perception of plagiarism, as well as its prevalence in society generally, andat both the secondary and tertiary levels. It also examines accreditationagencies' treatment of academic integrity in their policies. This work isvaluable to higher education administrators, faculty and students. It providesthe first in-depth examination of plagiarism regionally, and includes relevantinformation and strategies aimed at helping the region to transition from thecurrent punitive approach to plagiarism management to a culture of academicintegrity.