NCJ Number
57131
Date Published
1979
Length
151 pages
Annotation
MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR ELIMINATING CORRUPTION AND HANDLING POLITICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PROBLEMS ARISING FROM ANTICORRUPTION EFFORTS ARE PRESENTED IN A MANUAL FOR POLICE ADMINISTRATORS.
Abstract
THIS MANUAL IS BASED ON INTERVIEWS, QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS, A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF CORRUPTION, FOUR WORKSHOPS ON POLICE CORRUPTION, AND ON SITE VISITS TO SEVERAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IT IS DIRECTED TO POLICE CHIEFS WHO WISH TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN AN ATMOSPHERE OF INTEGRITY IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS OR WHO MUST INSTIGATE A PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE CORRUPT ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES. THE MANUAL OPENS WITH GUIDELINES FOR IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING CORRUPTION. INCLUDED ARE TABLES SUMMARIZING THE SALIENT FEATURES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF CORRUPTION MOST COMMONLY FOUND IN POLICE AGENCIES. CORRUPTION-PRONE OR HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS THAT CALL FOR SPECIAL MONITORING ARE IDENTIFIED, AND FOR EACH SITUATION INDICATORS OF CORRUPTION AND CORRUPTION CONTROL PROCEDURES ARE NOTED. GUIDELINES FOR DEALING WITH THE MEDIA ON CORRUPTION-RELATED MATTERS ARE OFFERED, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE POLICE ADMINISTRATOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO BE HONEST AND ACCURATE. THE REMAINDER OF THE MANUAL DEALS IN DETAIL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTICORRUPTION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. INCLUDED ARE POLICY PROTOTYPES, STRATEGIES FOR PLANNED CHANGE, EXAMPLES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AN ANTICORRUPTION TRAINING PROGRAM OUTLINE, AND A STEP-BY-STEP SUMMARY OF FACTORS IN IDENTIFYING AND ELIMINATING CORRUPTION. AN APPENDED INTERVIEW ILLUSTRATES THE SITUATIONS THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED BY A NEW POLICE CHIEF TAKING OVER A DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THERE HAS BEEN A CORRUPTION SCANDAL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED.