Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity

Considering the essential role of prosecutors in upholding the rule of law and pursuing government accountability, the integrity of prosecutorial operations is of special importance. At the same time, this critical role also exposes prosecutors to...

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Main Author: Gramckow, Heike
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15459280/preventing-corruption-prosecution-offices-understanding-managing-integrity
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spelling okr-10986-183202021-04-23T14:03:35Z Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity Gramckow, Heike ABUSE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ANTICORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES ASSETS ATTORNEYS BRIBE CASE MANAGEMENT CIVIL LAW CIVIL SERVANT CIVIL SERVANTS COMMON LAW COMPLAINT COMPLAINTS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CORRUPT CORRUPT ACT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CHARGES COURT COURTS CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL SENTENCES DISCRETION DISMISSAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMPOWERMENT ENTRAPMENT ETHICS FAMILIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION GANG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HOME HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE INTEGRITY INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS INVESTIGATORS JUDGES JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL SECTOR JUSTICE JUVENILE OFFENDERS LAWS LAWYERS LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL STATUS LEGISLATION MINISTER NEPOTISM OFFENDER OFFENDERS OFFENSE POLICE PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR PROSECUTORS REMEDY RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS TRAINING JUDGES TRANSPARENCY TRIALS VICTIMS VIOLENCE WHISTLE BLOWER WHISTLE-BLOWER WHISTLE-BLOWERS WILL Considering the essential role of prosecutors in upholding the rule of law and pursuing government accountability, the integrity of prosecutorial operations is of special importance. At the same time, this critical role also exposes prosecutors to certain pressures and can make them vulnerable to corruption. This article outlines a range of special responses to detect, remedy, and prevent corruption within prosecution offices. While not entirely specific to prosecution agencies, the approaches outlined highlight the central importance of good management practices and a strong focus on preventing opportunities for corruption through effective policies and procedures, IT solutions, and transparent operations. 2014-05-14T20:53:10Z 2014-05-14T20:53:10Z 2011-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15459280/preventing-corruption-prosecution-offices-understanding-managing-integrity http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18320 English en_US Justice and development working paper series;no. 15 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ABUSE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES
ASSETS
ATTORNEYS
BRIBE
CASE MANAGEMENT
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL SERVANT
CIVIL SERVANTS
COMMON LAW
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION CHARGES
COURT
COURTS
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL CODES
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL SENTENCES
DISCRETION
DISMISSAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERMENT
ENTRAPMENT
ETHICS
FAMILIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
GANG
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HOME
HUMAN RIGHTS
INITIATIVE
INTEGRITY
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTIGATORS
JUDGES
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
JUDICIAL SECTOR
JUSTICE
JUVENILE OFFENDERS
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGISLATION
MINISTER
NEPOTISM
OFFENDER
OFFENDERS
OFFENSE
POLICE
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
PROSECUTORS
REMEDY
RULE OF LAW
SANCTIONS
TRAINING JUDGES
TRANSPARENCY
TRIALS
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
WHISTLE BLOWER
WHISTLE-BLOWER
WHISTLE-BLOWERS
WILL
spellingShingle ABUSE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ANTICORRUPTION
ANTICORRUPTION MEASURES
ASSETS
ATTORNEYS
BRIBE
CASE MANAGEMENT
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL SERVANT
CIVIL SERVANTS
COMMON LAW
COMPLAINT
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
CORRUPT
CORRUPT ACT
CORRUPT PRACTICES
CORRUPTION
CORRUPTION CHARGES
COURT
COURTS
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL CODES
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL SENTENCES
DISCRETION
DISMISSAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EMPOWERMENT
ENTRAPMENT
ETHICS
FAMILIES
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
GANG
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
HOME
HUMAN RIGHTS
INITIATIVE
INTEGRITY
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
INVESTIGATORS
JUDGES
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
JUDICIAL SECTOR
JUSTICE
JUVENILE OFFENDERS
LAWS
LAWYERS
LEADERSHIP
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGISLATION
MINISTER
NEPOTISM
OFFENDER
OFFENDERS
OFFENSE
POLICE
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
PROSECUTORS
REMEDY
RULE OF LAW
SANCTIONS
TRAINING JUDGES
TRANSPARENCY
TRIALS
VICTIMS
VIOLENCE
WHISTLE BLOWER
WHISTLE-BLOWER
WHISTLE-BLOWERS
WILL
Gramckow, Heike
Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
relation Justice and development working paper series;no. 15
description Considering the essential role of prosecutors in upholding the rule of law and pursuing government accountability, the integrity of prosecutorial operations is of special importance. At the same time, this critical role also exposes prosecutors to certain pressures and can make them vulnerable to corruption. This article outlines a range of special responses to detect, remedy, and prevent corruption within prosecution offices. While not entirely specific to prosecution agencies, the approaches outlined highlight the central importance of good management practices and a strong focus on preventing opportunities for corruption through effective policies and procedures, IT solutions, and transparent operations.
format Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author Gramckow, Heike
author_facet Gramckow, Heike
author_sort Gramckow, Heike
title Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
title_short Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
title_full Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
title_fullStr Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
title_full_unstemmed Preventing Corruption in Prosecution Offices : Understanding and Managing for Integrity
title_sort preventing corruption in prosecution offices : understanding and managing for integrity
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/15459280/preventing-corruption-prosecution-offices-understanding-managing-integrity
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18320
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