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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CORRUPTION Research has shown certain factors are associated with varying levels of corruption in an agency. In a U.S. Department of Justice study on municipal corruption (1978), two factors were identified as having a major influence on the level and degree of corruption experienced by a particular governmental agency. These factors were: […]

THE ROLE OF DISCRETION All forms of corruption involve the misuse of discretion by public employees. The role played by discretion in corrections is significant. Cor­ rectional officials are provided with a broad mandate by law to develop and administer correctional agencies. This broad authority extends to devising rules, regulations, and procedures designed to control

TYPES OF PRISON CORRUPTION Unlike the literature on police corruption, very little is known regarding the types of corrupt practices experienced by correctional agencies. One way to study this problem is to examine the internal affairs records of a state correctional agency (see McCarthy, 1981). An internal affairs unit has the responsibility for investigating all

DEFINING CORRUPTION IN A CORRECTIONAL ENVIRONMENT In the correctional literature, the concept of corruption has been used fre­ quently, usually referring to a general adulteration of the formal goals of the correctional process (Rothman, 1971; Sykes, 1956, 1958). The literature on corruption, particularly police corruption, provides a much narrower defi­ nition, which aids researchers interested

KEEPING AN EYE ON THE KEEPER: PRISON CORRUPTION AND ITS CONTROL 267 JUSTICE, CRIME, AND ETHICS for certain offenders). For example, offenders may be able to arrange the pur­ chase of paroles and pardons, arrange for confinement in a less secure setting, or drastically improve their standard of living in custody. Corrupt practices may also

THE ROLE OF STAFF IN PRISON MISCONDUCT One of the most critical elements in any correctional system is the quality of the staff hired to work in prisons. The critical role played by employees in the correctional enterprise has long been noted by correctional practitioners and prison reformers; [It] is obvious, too, that the best

JUSTICE, CRIME, AND ETHICS determining guilt or innocence. When someone has been judged guilty and the appellate and collateral review process has ended, the legal profession seems to lose all interest. When the prisoner is taken way, our attention turns to the next case. When the door is locked against the prisoner, we do not

Identify three (3) areas of evaluation you consider to be most important in communicating effectively and preventing misunderstandings through revision “Revising and Presenting Your Writing” Please respond to the following: ·         You are under a tight deadline to submit a report to your manager. You are cutting it very close and consider submitting your report without

Analyze and describe specific potential tort risks and liabilities that GC could face under negligence Background: With some understanding of the legal system, the GC owners can now shift focus to examining specific areas of law that create potential risks and liabilities for their business. The group knows from their business experience, that businesses face

In whose favor should the court rule? Complete the following problems from your textbook, located at the end of each respective chapter. Save your work as a WORD document, then SUBMIT it to the SUBMISSION LINK for this assignment. You do not need to write out the questions. However, you must write out your responses in complete