NCJ Number
66669
Date Published
1979
Length
306 pages
Annotation
INTENDED FOR USE WITH OTHER TRAINING MATERIALS ON THE SUBJECT OF CORRUPTION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THIS HANDBOOK IS FOR TRAINERS INTERESTED IN REPLICATING A TWO AND A HALF DAY WORKSHOP IN MAINTAINING MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY.
Abstract
IT CONTAINS THE WORKSHOP AGENDA, THE WORKSHOP SPONSOR'S CHECKLIST, A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM, BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE TRAINING TEAM, AND THE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE. TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE EXECUTIVE TRAINING PROGRAM TO COMBAT MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION, NILECJ CONDUCTED A LITERATURE REVIEW, ASSEMBLED SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD, CONDUCTED A PLANNING CONFERENCE TO DEVELOP A TRAINING STRATEGY, AND DEVELOPED AN INSTRUMENT TO ASSESS MUNICIPAL NEEDS. FINALLY, A TRAINING TEAM WAS ASSEMBLED WHOSE MEMBERS DEVELOPED THE WORKSHOP CONTENT AND METHODOLOGY. FOR EACH SESSION, A TRAINING SCRIPT AND TEXTS OF THE CONTENT PRESENTED BY TRAINERS IN LECTURES, REMARKS, OR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TRAINING OBJECTIVES, STAFFING, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED, ROOM ARRANGEMENT, AND SPECIAL NOTES, IF ANY. TOPICS ADDRESSED DURING THE WORKSHOP ARE THE PROBLEMS AND PRACTICE OF MAINTAINING MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY, THE ETHICAL BASIS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, MAINTAINING MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY THROUGH LAWS AND POLICIES AND THROUGH MANAGEMENT, THE ETHICAL BASIS OF PUBLIC SERVICE FEEDBACK REPORTS, AND MAINTAINING INTEGRITY WITH HELP FROM OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT. FINALLY, PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TO EVALUATE THE WORKSHOP'S EFFECTIVENESS. ALSO BRIEFLY NOTED ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF THIS HANDBOOK. APPENDIXES PRESENT STATUTORY PROVISIONS INVOLVING ETHICS IN PUBLIC CONTRACTING, A MODEL LOGGING EXECUTIVE ORDER AND OTHER MODEL ACTS, A QUESTIONNAIRE ON CORRUPTION, AN ASSESSMENT OF MUNICIPAL INTEGRITY, AND A DISCUSSION ON IMPLEMENTING INNOVATION. TABLES AND CHARTS COMPLEMENT THE TEXT.