COMBATING CORRUPTION FOR ACCELERATED DEVELOPMENT: THE RULE OF LAW‚ TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY: OCHIENG KENNETH OMONDI Table of Contents {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-start} ABSTRACT {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-start} {text:bookmark-start} INTRODUCTION {text:bookmark-end} {text:bookmark-end} Corruption - defined as ’the abuse of public power for personal ends ’ - has always existed. During recent decades‚ however‚ it has
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Economic growth The effect of corruption on economic growth has been extensively researched in the last two decades. While not denying that corruption may have played a positive role at particular times in specific countries‚ it leads to lower growth‚ hampering both private and productive government spending in investments and inhibiting the efficiency of public services. Corruption can also affect the growth rate through distortions in tax collection‚ the level of public expenditure and the composition
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Police discretion by definition is the power to make decisions of policy and practice. Police have the choice to enforce certain laws and how they will be enforced. "Some law is always or almost always enforced‚ some is never or almost never enforced‚ and some is sometimes enforced and sometimes not" (Davis‚ p.1). Similarly with discretion is that the law may not cover every situation a police officer encounters‚ so they must use their discretion wisely. Until 1956‚ people thought of police discretion
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) Police are a “body of officers representing the civil authority of government.” (Banton) Police are responsible for maintaining public order and safety‚ enforcing the law‚ and preventing and investigating any criminal activities. The existence of American law enforcement has been around since the first Europeans landed in North America. America inherited much of its government policies from Great Britain. “The first Europeans who landed on our shores‚ found a strange and wondrous new land‚ inhabited
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One main factor that can be traced through many militarization cases is the complex relationship between the police and the military (Chabat‚ Jorge‚ "Mexico’s War" 135). To begin with‚ the roles and objectives of the military and the police are very different‚ that when combined‚ counteract each other (Bailey‚ John and Dammert‚ Lucia 15). The duty of the police is to protect civil society‚ while also being accountable to them‚ indicating that the use of force is only meant to be used as a last resort
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Police Brutality is Prevalent Background Information Over the recent years‚ police have been one of the organizations to be associated with the largest cases of misconduct. Police brutality can be termed as the process of misuse and abuse of authority by the police. The rising cases of police brutality are causing more harm to the public‚ compared to the actions perpetrated by real criminals. Although police claim that it’s sometimes necessary to curb crime‚ the process is illegal and police officers
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CORRUPTION DESTROYS SOCIETIES‚ REPORT IT TO US. LET US STOP CORRUPTION! Corruption is becoming prevalent all over the world. Corruption hurts economies‚ people‚ and governments. Corruption is unethical‚ immoral‚ and illegal in many societies‚ religions‚ and countries. It needs to be stopped. Private organizations‚ United Nations‚ and some governments have attempted to stop corruption or at least have tried to prevent it. They have failed‚ however. This site is an attempt to expose countries
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Persuasive/Policy/Problem/Cause/Solution Central Idea/Thesis: Police brutality should be regulated with greater strength and objectivity. INTRODUCTION I. Police brutality is constantly made known to us all through mass media‚ but I hadn’t ever taken the time to truly grasp the severity of it until it hit close to home. A. Three weeks ago‚ a close family friend was brutally beaten in front of his children at a family gathering by the police. B. My purpose is to persuade my audience that police brutality should be regulated with
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Background The topic has two parts – A. The rampant corruption in India and B. Its adverse impact on growth of economy. further with certain hot and specific view points to sharpen your penetration on this contemporary discussion. Arguments for the topic Lot of material is available supporting the topic in the form of newspapers‚ periodicals‚ books‚ electronic media etc. The aspirant is suggested to read the same‚ form systematic pattern to present the same instead of putting forward scattered
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Reference: A Comparative Study of Inequality and Corruption By Jong-sung You and Sanjeev Khagram From American Sociological Review Vol. 70‚ No. 1‚ 2005 I. Objectives of Study To give a theoretical account of why income inequality increases corruption To show the explanatory ability of income inequality and the interaction between inequality and democracy tested empirically against competing conventional explanations of corruption To conduct a methodological study‚ using statistical
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