A county consumer affairs agency is responsible for inspecting scales at retail grocery stores, as well as weights shown on store-packaged meats , poultry, and fish. You are assigned to see if the agency's system for enforcing the results of its inspections is effective. What is your opinion on this statement below where the statement describes the elements of a good inspection enforcement system?

A good inspection enforcement system is from the use of violation notices, fines and penalties, publicity, and follow-up inspections. Inspections are not useful unless there is prompt action to correct the errors that the inspection uncovered so it is important to assess the agencys system for enforcing the results of their inspections. Violation notices should be sent out as soon as possible after completion of the initial inspection. They should include specific dates of when corrective action needs to be completed by and require a response to affirm that the violation has been corrected. Fines and penalties amounts should vary on the severity of violation. They need to be more stringently assessed when they fail to correct violations in a timely manner. The fines and penalties need to be severe enough for the owners to take it seriously and they shouldnt be able to negotiate for a lower amount. An example of the use of publicity is to require them to display public grades that they received on inspection, common in food service. A follow-up inspection to see if the action has be corrected is also important. You can look into performance indications for enforcement such as percentage of fines levied that were collected during the year, average number of days of fines levies in accounts receivable, and average dollar amount of fine levied. All of the elements of the enforcement systems should be evaluated when assessing if the agencys enforcement of the results from their inspections is effective.