Investigating corruption : a do-it-yourself guide
/ edited by Sheila S. Coronel and Lorna Kalaw-Tirol
- xii, 332 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
CHAPTER 1 DEFINING CORRUPTION Meanings, Types, and Consequences The problem with definitions What the laws say Types of corruption Consequences of corruption CHAPTER 2 DETECTING AND DOCUMENTING CORRUPTION An Overview of Investigative Techniques and Strategies Investigating petty coruption Digging deeper: what to look for when going for the big time Off the beaten track: going beyond the obvious Investigating the consequences of corruption CHAPTER 3 INVESTIGATING OFFICIALS Checking Assets, Lifestyles, Behavior, and Conflicts of Interest Check lifestyles Look for assets examine conflicts of interest Look for patterns Investigate the public behavior of officials and lapses in codes of conduct Investigate friends, relatives, and cronies Investigate intermediaries CHAPTER 4 THE PEOPLE AND PAPER TRAIL A Guide to Human Sources and Documents Human sources: whom to interview The paper trail:what documents to look for Asserting the Right to Public Records Where to get documents CHAPTER 5 MEASURING GOVERNANCE AND CORRUPTION Quantifying the Scale and Impact of Wrongdoing But it can be done Measuring the impact of corruption on economic development Measuring public opinion Measuring experience Filipino report cards Surveying surveys and going gross-country D.I.Y (Do-it-yourself) surveys Designing the survey Using focus-group discussion Going to the field Following public spending Looking at hard data Scanning the news Checking lifestyles Getting anecdotes CHAPTER 6 INVESTIGATING PROCUREMENT How to Keep Track of What the Governments Buys Where to start The procurement process Purchases by the national government Public bidding Beyond public biddings Purchases by local goverments Red flags More red flags Following the trails What else to look at Working for reforms CHAPTER 7 INVESTIGATING THE COURTS A Guide to the Cracks in the Justice System Of salaries and scruples Starting with the basics The institution The courts The case paths A few more basics The dark side of the courts Corruption's many mutations Policing the police D.I.Y investigations Some legal look outs CHAPTER 8 INVESTIGATING THE ENVIRONMENT Trawling for Violations in a Sea of Rules Governments hold the key Go to the field Establish cause and effect Guide Questions for Investigating the Environment CHAPTER 9 COMBATING CORRUPTION How Government Fights Malfeasance The office of the Ombudsman The Sandiganbayan Casein the Regular Courts: Coordination between the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice The Civil Service Commission Presidential Anti-graft Commission The Commission on Audit Inter-Agency Anti-Graft Coordinating Council (IAAGCC) Legislative Oversight Function National Police Commission (Napolcom) The Armed Forces of the Philippines The Judiciary Impeachment CHAPTER 10 GRAFTBUSTERS Citizens Take Up the Challenge Citizens collaborating with government Research and Survey Groups Sectoral groups Multilateral Donor Agencies Networks and Alliances
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