[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 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.