TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coronel, Sheila S.
AU  - Tirol, Lorna Kalaw
ED  - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
TI  - Investigating corruption: : a do-it-yourself guide
SN  - 9718686363
U1  - 364.132309599 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Manila
PB  - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
KW  - Corruption investigation
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Government investigation
N1  - 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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