Investigating and Prosecuting Corruption

An Anthology

Buch | Softcover

530 Seiten

2023
Cognella, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-7935-3965-6 (ISBN)

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Features a collection of curated readings that help students learn about the history of corruption from around the world. The book educates readers regarding the specific legal meaning of corruption and reviews the framework of laws used to combat corruption nationally and internationally.

Investigating and Prosecuting Corruption: An Anthology features a collection of curated readings that help students learn about the history of corruption in the United States and around the world. The book educates readers regarding the specific legal meaning of corruption and reviews the framework of laws used to combat corruption nationally and internationally.

The opening chapter provides students with an overview of public corruption and anticorruption case law. Topics covered include the corruption of ethics, domestic bribery of public officials, the Hobbs Act, and more. Additional chapters explore corruption at various levels and within specific contexts, including federal public corruption, state and local public corruption, and law enforcement corruption. Closing chapters examine the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and corruption in governments outside the U.S. The anthology features pre-reading introductions and end-of-chapter review questions to support the reading and learning experience.

Designed to provide students with an enlightening and timely exploration of the topic, Investigating and Prosecuting Corruption is an ideal resource for courses and programs in law, corruption, criminal justice, criminology, and political science.

Richard M. Denholm II, J.D. is a retired FBI supervisory special agent and currently an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society. Mr. Denholm received the U.S. Attorney General's Award for his successful FBI investigation leading to the conviction of a sitting U.S. Congressman. The Congressman was subsequently expelled from the House of Representatives, only the second time this had occurred since the U.S. Civil War. As an expert in anti-corruption efforts and information sharing, he led the FBI's Public Corruption Unit. He also served as the deputy director and acting director of the OCDETF Fusion Center during his FBI career.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.08.2023
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-7935-3965-0 / 1793539650
ISBN-13	978-1-7935-3965-6 / 9781793539656
Zustand	Neuware