Corruption
Corruption is any act that deviates from accepted moral norms or standards;integrity deprivation. It manifests itself in so many ways, it can be inform of:embezzling public funds, taking or soliciting for bribes,extortion,abuse of power...e.t.c.It is one of the biggest societal ills, it has the potential to erode all the achievements, we fought so hard to accomplish, if not tackled.
The judiciary is one area where corruption is so rampant. A judge may be bribed, so that, a ruling can be swayed in favor of one side, a trial can be sped up or delayed, or a compliant can be dismissed. This goes against the very purpose of the judiciary:ensuring fairness in the legal process. Politicians can also interfere with the appointment of judges,by voting in their cronies,to create loopholes for committing corruption. Court personnel should be accorded adequate remuneration,commensurate with experience and expertise,this will discourage them from taking bribes. Additionally, an independent body,should be charged with the responsibility of overseeing appointments. These actions will reduce incidences of corruption.
Another area where corruption manifests itself, is in politics. Politicians can interrupt with the electoral process, by bribing voters, intimidating voters, or stuffing ballots, in order to influence the results in favor of a preferred candidate instead of the one endorsed by the electorate. Also, civil servants, can embezzle public funds meant for economic development, to fund their political ambitions. Civil servants should be accountable to the people they are meant to serve. This can be done by legislating regulations,that require them to disclose their source of funding, and spells out their responsibilities. To ...
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...ing companies do not disclose the identities of their equity holders and subsidiaries,thereby providing an opportunity for corrupt individuals to hide their ill gotten wealth. They also, provide inadequate or no financial information,making it impossible to inspect the revenues generated. Without these financial records,they cannot be held accountable. Mining companies should avail their financial records,to allow monitoring and inspection,and also, disclose shareholders. Companies that do not adhere to this regulation, should not be allowed to operate.
Corruption has far reaching ramifications to the society, it is everyone's responsibility to fight it. It must be tackled at the national and grassroots levels. To do this, the public must be enlightened on the forms and the ways to deal with it. We risk human extinction, if we do not act quickly.
Corruption is defined as the dishonest conduct one performs for illegitimate private gain (Paskal). To determine where corruption
In my opinion, corruption cannot be stopped but it can be reduced with the willingness of the people, as I mentioned above there could be plenty of recommendations but it’s all up to that person to put the effort. I think corruption is a choice; we all have voices and rights and if we chose to do unlawful things there is no one to blame but ourselves. However, there is corruption in every field of job out there. Corruption has been around for years and years and it will continue to be there in the future, it’s something that no one can eradicate. All countries around the world are facing corruption even the most powerful developed countries.
When dealing with corruption, first question to ask or to clarify is what corruption is. NSW Research (2002) describes corruption anything from gaining materialistically by virtue of position (for eg. getting a special discount at stores) to engaging in ‘direct criminal activities’ (eg. selling drugs). Newburn (1999) believes that there is a thin line between the definition of ‘corrupt’ and ‘non-corrupt’ activities as at the end, it is an ethical problem. For common people, however, bribery generalises corruption.
Corruption is an individual and institutional process where there is a gain by a public official from a briber and in return receives a service. Between the gain and the service, there is an improper connection, (Thompson p.28). The two major categories of bribery is individual and institutional corruption. Receiving personal goods for the pursuit of one’s own benefit is personal fraud. An example of individual distortion is the financial scandal involving David Durenberger. Organizational corruption involves “receiving goods that are useable primarily in the political process and are necessary for doing a job or are essential by-products of doing it,” (Thompson p.30). An instance of institutional fraud is the Keating Five case. There are also times where there is a mixture of both individual and organizational corruption in a scandal. An example of this diverse combination is James C. Wright Jr. actions while he was the Speaker of the House.
Politicians many times have been found guilty of corruption. They use unethical techniques to get higher positions in an election, to gain more money, votes or to lay hands on ungotten wealth. Corruption exists in the police force, in law and order and even in the management of the Olympic Games.
“Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.” This can lead to the downfall of societies because when citizens find out, they won’t have any respect for their government/leaders because of the bad things they do. Lack of respect can cause riots/outbreaks in cities.
Corruption is commonly defined as “being dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers)” according to Merriam-Webster.com. However, although defined, corruption cannot be measured. Without measurement of this ten letter word, it becomes troubling within jurisdiction’s law abiding citizens live in. As a result, hysteria, panic and doubts arise which are only a few out many reactions the public makes. With the press only stirring greater chaos, corruption is never completely solved, which is why it must be confronted and measured before it’s too late. If not it’ll only continue to linger throughout media headlines and forums, but also the society, it conclusively affected and left a mark on for example, Pageland, SC.
Corruption: The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. In the film Blue Chips corruption overshadows true meaning of sports tournament. There are two challenging issues in the film dealing with money and morals. Bribery is used to save the athletic reputation of the university. A college basketball coach finds himself battling between his morals, integrity of the team and institution he works for.
The runaway corruption in the country harms the business environment and causes collapse of various established institutions and industries.
Focuses the root of corruption on the character, or lack thereof, of the individual officer. This explanation proposes that corruption is the result of poor selection practices that fail to screen out applicants who are unsuitable for public service (Withrow & Dailey, p. 4).
corruption and equal protection under the law for citizens regardless of wealth via legal and judicial
This essay will attempt to explore the relationship between the two from the definitions, causes, consequences and the solutions. Corruption can be defined as the abuse of public power for private gain. (World Bank, 2004) Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world, and is a growing international and regional concern. According to Corruption Around the world (Tanzi, 1998), in its end-of-year editorial on December 31, 1995, The Financial Times characterized 1995 as the year of corruption.
The existence of bribery and unethical behavior is rampant in the world market and may not change overnight. The question of bribery has been distilled in business literature as a question of ethics. In this situation at the airport with the customs officer, it is important to distinguish between business ethics and personal ethics. In a business ethics situation, the Foreign Corruption Practices Act would prohibit offering any bribe to the custom office – for example to free a shipment of goods that was lost in red tape (Pitman & Sanford, 2006). Most companies also have policies against bribery as well. In this situation, however the main issue at hand is that of personal ethics. When in a situation where your company is unknown and there is no business being conducted, normal business ethics and laws (including FCPA) do not apply only personal ethical standards.
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Corruption on the other hand is always a bad move in any society. It does not have any importance in a community. It brings lack of trust, lack of unity, selfishness, and reduces the standards of the society. By general definition of corruption, it always means dishonesty and an act that involves bribery (Stevenson). The higher the corruption of a society, the more the problems of that society clump together until it reaches a major point. Once corruption starts, it eats away the society bit by bit and it keeps on getting bigger and bigger in the society if not stopp...