The eighth annual meeting of the International Police Executive Symposium was held in Szczytno, Poland in May 2001 and concentrated on the issue of corruption in police and governmental institutions. Sarre (law and criminology, U. of South Australia), Das (sociology and criminal justice, State U. of New York at Plattsburgh, US), and Albrecht (director, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Germany) present 24 revised papers from the conference produced by police and government officials and academics and other researchers in about equal measure. The papers offer descriptions of corruption and efforts to fight it in countries as diverse as Austria, Turkey, Bangladesh, Croatia, Brazil, Macedonia, China, the United States, Belgium, Australia, Kenya, and Russia. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This volume presents insight from police practitioners and scholars on the nature and extent of governmental corruption in both more and less developed countries in all regions of the globe. Editors Rick Sarre, Dilip K. Das, and H. J. Albrecht and the notable contributors shed light on the conditions under which corruption flourishes and its far-reaching consequences for individuals' safety and freedom as well as each nation's security, economy, and even sovereignty. Importantly, this volume also presents innovative anti-corruption strategies to be undertaken by governments, international organizations, and the media. Devoting special attention to malpractice within police forces, The Policing of Corruption is an important resource for all who work to undo corruption and its debilitating effects.
