Prosecution as Corruption Control: Paradigms of Public Integrity in Context

Type of Work

Article

Date

Winter 2006

Journal Title

Wayne Law Review

Journal ISSN

0043-1621

Journal Volume

52

First Page

1415

Last Page

1432

Abstract

The effort of prosecutors to reduce corruption nationwide is part of a twentieth century paradigm that is being replaced by a new perspective on public integrity. The organizational context of this traditional response to corruption--including prosecution--provides an explanation for an effort that has not reduced corruption substantially, but has had a deleterious effect on the quality of public goods and services. Organizational factors, including the influence of bureaucratic structure and professionalized public integrity, will be put forward in this article to explain the intensity of the twentieth century paradigm, the perceived need to sustain the paradigm over a long period of time, and its influence on public administration.

Hamilton Areas of Study

Government, Public Policy

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