Policing Corruption: International Perspectives / Edition 1

by Rick Sarre, Dilip K. Das, H. J. Albrecht, Mohammed Bin Kashem, Irena Cajner-Mraovic

Overview

Corruption within government is a worldwide problem. This volume presents insight from police practitioners and scholars on the nature and extent of this epidemic in both more and less developed countries in all regions of the globe. Editors Rick Sarre, Dilip K. Das, and H. J. Albrecht and the notable contributors shed light on the conditions under which corruption flourishes and its far-reaching consequences for individuals' safety and freedom as well as each nation's security, economy, and even sovereignty. Importantly, this volume also presents innovative anti-corruption strategies to be undertaken by governments, international organizations, and the media. Devoting special attention to malpractice within police forces, The Policing of Corruption is an important resource for all who work to undo corruption and its debilitating effects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780739108093
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	03/22/2005
Series:	International Police Executive Symposia
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	425
Product dimensions:	6.24(w) x 9.26(h) x 1.39(d)

About the Author

Rick Sarre is Associate Professor of Law and Criminology at the School of International Business, University of South Australia. Dilip K. Das, Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, also serves as President of the International Police Executive Symposium and Editor-in-Chief of Police Practice and Research: An International Journal.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 Perspectives on Policing Corruption from Around the Globe
Chapter 4 Corruption: The Enemy of the State, the Ally of Organized Crime
Chapter 5 Corruption in Brazilian Society: An Overview
Chapter 6 Conceptual, Legal, Ethical, and Organizational Dimensions of Corruption in India: Some Policy Implications
Chapter 7 Fighting Corruption: Is Kenya on the Right Track?
Chapter 8 Corruption: A View from Lesotho
Chapter 9 Political Corruption in Africa
Chapter 10 Transparency in Decision Making: A Finnish Perspective on Corruption Control
Chapter 11 Crime and Corruption Cases in Societies in Transition: A View from Macedonia
Chapter 12 The Threat of Corruption in Poland with Particular Reference to Public Services
Chapter 13 Corruption: A Perspective from Austria
Chapter 14 Corruption: Theory and Russian Reality
Chapter 15 Corruption in Transitional Russia
Chapter 16 Corruption in Turkey: An Overview
Chapter 17 Economics and Politics of Corruption in Turkey: Fighting for a "Clean Government and Business"
Part 18 Police Corruption: Some National Perspectives
Chapter 19 Policing Corruption: An Australian Perspective
Chapter 20 The Social Organization of Police Corruption: The Case of Bangladesh
Chapter 21 Fighting Police Corruption in Brazil: The Case of Rio de Janeiro
Chapter 22 Controlling Police Corruption: The Croatian Perspective
Chapter 23 A Historical Review of Methods Used by American Police to Control Police Corruption
Chapter 24 Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence
Part 25 Corrupt Activities of Police and Other Public Institutions: International Case Studies
Chapter 26 The Anti-Smuggling Investigation Bureau's War on Smuggling in China
Chapter 27 Borderland Corruption: A Binational Study of Policing the U.S./Mexican Border
Chapter 28 Policing Corruption Inside the British Parliament
Chapter 29 The Belgian Disease: Dutroux, Scandal, and "System Failure" in Belgium