[ap-intact] NEW PUBLICATION: U4 - Prosecution of corruption risks in the criminal justice chain and tools for assessment. Chapter 5: Detention and Corrections
[Facilitator's note: Thank you to Sofie Arjon Schuette, Advisor, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center at the Chr. Michelsen Institute, for sharing this information.]
The U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre has just released Chapter 5: Detention and Corrections, part of the Issue paper Corruption risks in the criminal justice chain and tools for assessment.
This chapter provides a general overview of the corruption risks in detention and corrections phase of the criminal justice process. Many prisons operate outside of meaningful public scrutiny. That, coupled with the subservient position of prisoners, the discretion correctional officers enjoy, and the anxiety of inmates’ families and friends create an environment in which corruption risks are high. While there is extensive literature on the management of correctional institutions from the perspective of efficiency, only few comprehensive assessments of corruption risks in specific correctional systems such as in the Philippines and South Africa have been attempted. New research is needed to develop systematic tools for assessment of corruption risk in corrections. Hypotheses from professional opinions such as those cited in this paper are empirically testable, and results could be quickly incorporated into useful advice for correctional administrators.
Join the U4 linked-in group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4486501&trk=group-name) and meet with the author, Gary Hill, Director of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Staff Training and Development Group and corrections specialist for several international associations and universities. He will respond to questions and comments on the topic from 2 to 6 February 2015.
Link to Chapter 5: Detention and Correction: http://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-risks-in-the-criminal-justice-chain-and-tools-for-assessment-chapter-5-detention-and-corrections/
The U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre has just released Chapter 5: Detention and Corrections, part of the Issue paper Corruption risks in the criminal justice chain and tools for assessment.
This chapter provides a general overview of the corruption risks in detention and corrections phase of the criminal justice process. Many prisons operate outside of meaningful public scrutiny. That, coupled with the subservient position of prisoners, the discretion correctional officers enjoy, and the anxiety of inmates’ families and friends create an environment in which corruption risks are high. While there is extensive literature on the management of correctional institutions from the perspective of efficiency, only few comprehensive assessments of corruption risks in specific correctional systems such as in the Philippines and South Africa have been attempted. New research is needed to develop systematic tools for assessment of corruption risk in corrections. Hypotheses from professional opinions such as those cited in this paper are empirically testable, and results could be quickly incorporated into useful advice for correctional administrators.
Join the U4 linked-in group (https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4486501&trk=group-name) and meet with the author, Gary Hill, Director of the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) Staff Training and Development Group and corrections specialist for several international associations and universities. He will respond to questions and comments on the topic from 2 to 6 February 2015.
Link to Chapter 5: Detention and Correction: http://www.u4.no/publications/corruption-risks-in-the-criminal-justice-chain-and-tools-for-assessment-chapter-5-detention-and-corrections/