follow the rules and pretend to have blind eyes to the crime that’s surrounding them. There is a movie named “Serpico” it is a true story about an honest New York cop Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) who didn’t believe in rampant corruption in the force and tried to rectify the corruption only to have his comrades’ turn against him. Throughout the movie Serpico went from being probationary patrolman to a full patrolman. Serpico never wanted to wear police uniform‚ he preferred regular clothes because
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The most significant problems police officers face are job stress‚ fatigue‚ violence and brutality‚ and corruption. For police officers dealing with stress is part of the job. Law enforcement officers are called on to serve and protect the innocent and the guilty. They must be mindful of the rights of the criminals they arrest as well as the victims the help. Police officers must follow rules and procedures they didn’t create and don’t always agree with. An officer’s hours can be unpredictable
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HOW TO HANDLE CORRUPTION IN INDIA?? According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ corruption is dishonesty and illegal behavior by people in positions of authority or power. India was ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International’s‚ Corruption Perception Index‚ 2012 on 5th December‚ 2012. Most of us may have had‚ at some point or the other in our life‚ a firsthand experience of offering bribes‚ using our contacts or influencing people to get work done in government offices or to get jobs
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COMBAT CORRUPTION Corruption - defined as ’the abuse of public power for personal ends ’ - has always existed. Corruption occurs when organisations or individuals profit improperly through their position in an activity‚ and thereby cause damage or loss. The most disquieting aspect of the widespread corruption is the fact that it is not anymore confined to politicians or the government machinery alone. It is prevalent amongst almost every section of the society at every level. Corruption hampers
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Media and Anti-Corruption In some countries‚ such as Bulgaria‚ Macedonia‚ Bosnia Herzegovina‚ and Albania to a much lesser extent‚ the independent media has brought to the fore numerous corruption cases‚ exposing high officials. It has also been a major force behind mobilizing public opinion against corruption‚ as in the case of Bulgaria. At the same time it has exerted indirect pressure on the respective governments to take steps to limit corruption practices. The Bulgarian independent
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In the play ’Hamlet ’‚ corruption is conveyed within many of the key characters; Prince Hamlet is not corrupt‚ but merely fools the people around him into believing that he is‚ in order to help him carry out his orders. Prince Hamlet learns at the beginning of the play of his father ’s murder. He then is ordered by his father ghost to seek revenge on his father ’s murderer‚ Claudius. It is the flaws within the state of Denmark‚ which have led to the previous kings murder. Hamlet persuades the new
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‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible‚ it is worth examining the range of activities that might be included within a broad discussion of corruption. In (Bayley and Perito‚ 2011)‚ it is defined as police corruption is a contested
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Good Morning Everyone! Respected Jury‚ Teachers and my dear Friends. I take my stand in favor of this topic “In a land of scams and scandals‚ corruption is the only way of life”. Had the topic been just ‘’ Corruption is the only way of life ‘’ then I would have surely refuted it‚ but the presence of the adverbial ‘’ In a land of scams and scandals’’ changes things. In a land where law makers are law breakers‚ can a common man survive without bending some rules? We often hear our elders saying
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Analysis of the BRIC Nations In his 2001 technical paper “Building Better Economic BRICs‚” Jim O’Neill‚ an economist in the Global Economic Department of Goldman Sachs‚ coined the term BRIC‚ an acronym for Brazil‚ Russia‚ India and China. According to research conducted by O’Neill‚ the BRIC nations are unique in their accelerated growth compared to other developing nations in the world. The four BRIC nations have the potential to overtake many of the more mature economies of the world
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ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF A NATION Introduction * The Asian financial crisis that started in 1997; Global financial crisis that stated in the US in 2008; the crisis is not yet over‚ in fact it is spreading (Middle East‚ Europe). * These more frequently recurring and more widespread crises is baffling economists‚ and putting them back to their tools. * Our textbook tries to develop the framework and the analytical tools for the study of economics in a bigger scope‚ that of a nation. The focus is not
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