Obstacles Of Corruption In The United States

Introduction

This paper will go over public corruption and how it is viewed and the obstacles that develop from it. It will show that in western parts of the world corruption is not accepted but in other parts of the country it is. This paper well go over what I agree with and do not agree with about corruption. It will also show how some gift giving traditions by some officials to be used to take advantage of their countries people.

Corruption means different things to different people it could be somebody paying someone to move their police application ahead of people before them. It could mean that a contractor giving a code inspector tickets to a play that had been sold out for weeks. It could be someone giving money to the person in charge

Bribery most of the time is the police officer taking money for a ticket or to look the other way during a crime. Nepotism is normally a public official allowing his relative or neighbor to do something that he would cite someone else for. Fraud is like someone getting money from the government for food while working and lying about it. Embezzlement is when someone takes money or any property from a government or business. There can be different types of corruption between political and administrative corruption. The administrative type of corruption has to do with polices such as someone getting a permit that does not qualify. The Political corruption can mean they use their influences to make sure the laws, regulations and policies make it so they can monopolize something for their on gain. I believe all of this type of corruption is wrong and should be very harshly dealt with when proven. These type of corruptions break the public’s faith in their government and the offices they hold. These type of corruptions can also bring down the city or countries economy by the monies that is stolen or businesses not believing in the system. Businesses will not make new jobs or move into an area they believe is

Some of the countries that have a high rite of corruption also have three times higher rate of lower literacy. Corruption is wrong because it lets people with money or connections to bend the law and government in their favor. Some officials rather it is a political, city or state government official look at gifts different than being on the take. Most people that are corrupt try to blame the system for them being corrupt. O.W. Wilson said this force was corrupted by the citizens of Chicago. It has been customary to give doormen, chauffeurs, maids, cooks, and delivery men little gifts and gratuities. It is felt that the level of service depends on these gratuities. Now, there was little difficulty in transferring the concept from servants to public servants. It was natural to include policemen unfortunately, it was easy to extend this to the offering of gratuities to policemen who would perform little favors that were not legal. A certain progression of events follows some of the more grasping policemen would, shall we say, make themselves available for gratuities. Businessmen and others came to under- stand that the policemen now expected the