NCJ Number
184684
Date Published
2000
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This chapter reviews the international experience and activities regarding corruption.
Abstract
The international dimension of corruption has gained in significance with the growing globalization of markets of services, goods, and people, accompanied by the internationalization of illegal activities. Reducing corruption is a priority at both national and global levels and requires political will, concerted efforts, exchange of experience, and adoption of consistent tools for suppression and prevention. The problem of corruption is exacerbated by the involvement of organized crime, through extortion and infiltration into the legitimate economy. Strategies to reduce corruption should be extended to criminal justice but should concentrate on non-penal sanctions, prevention, increasing awareness, education and developing a civic political culture. The basic principles of the UN Global Programme are: (1) the corruption monitoring protocol; (2) analysis of the organized crime-corruption nexus; (3) operations of the criminal and civil justice systems in confronting corruption; (4) promoting prevention; and (5) improving mutual legal assistance, especially as regards facilitating extradition and investigation.