The speech employs tools of critical discourse analysis to justify that there are many corruption cases in the courts yet there are few convictions. The speech applies the theory of Dilts logical levels (Dilts 2014) to build towards the overall purpose of calling on the audience to contribute to the solution. The success of Anticorruption agencies in winning convictions is limited despite the government zero-tolerance policies against corruption. Dilts logical levels develop throughout the speech generating the levels of argument. The speech identifies the environment by pointing to Keen Lucile and Elizabeth Knight articles that point out limited convictions of corruption cases. Howe and Haigh, 2016 attributes limited convictions to non-compliance, …show more content…
Law enforcement agencies are on the move to deal with the increasing number of corruption cases at their doors. While several companies have been reported to have engaged in corrupt deals throughout the country, few companies have been convicted. Besides, the number of corruption cases are rising daily in Australia.
According to Masters and Graycar (2016), corruption is so prevalent in the country and influences every aspect of life, right from acquiring admission, to securing licenses, to school and permits for business. With corruption taking center stage of government functioning, accused officer, and company directors found to be engaged in corruption practices across the country have not been dismissed from services.
The worrying trend is that several corruption cases are pending in the courts without trial and convictions. However, individuals convicted of corruption cases are mostly non-influential commoners and low-rung officials while a handful of senior bureaucrats, politicians, police officials and high-profile people in business have never been convicted in the country. Conviction cases are very low in the country may be due to the slow judicial system, ineffective law enforcement, and inadequate investigations. The country is yet to address the supply chain. Furthermore, shoddy investigations
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Concerning anti-corruption laws, the rising corruption cases draw critic against existing companies and legal provisions for contributing little to apply policies to stop corruption and bribery cases in the country. Similarly, fundamental flaws in the country corporate legal and laws processes are hindering regulators from prosecuting several companies concerning bribery of foreign government officials. The value of a corrupt free nation is depicted by the speaker pointing out corruption cases and advocating for integrity values within the society and the desire to see several corruption cases convicted.
The speech then leads to a climax by calling on individuals to participate in anticorruption gatherings, forums, and activities. Join anti-corruption groups, watchdogs, social networks, organizations including those on Facebook. Consequently, the speaker urges individuals to speak out against corruption in programs, forums, and
When dealing with corruption, first question to ask or to clarify is what corruption is. NSW Research (2002) describes corruption anything from gaining materialistically by virtue of position (for eg. getting a special discount at stores) to engaging in ‘direct criminal activities’ (eg. selling drugs). Newburn (1999) believes that there is a thin line between the definition of ‘corrupt’ and ‘non-corrupt’ activities as at the end, it is an ethical problem. For common people, however, bribery generalises corruption.
Corruption is commonly defined as “being dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers)” according to Merriam-Webster.com. However, although defined, corruption cannot be measured. Without measurement of this ten letter word, it becomes troubling within jurisdiction’s law abiding citizens live in. As a result, hysteria, panic and doubts arise which are only a few out many reactions the public makes. With the press only stirring greater chaos, corruption is never completely solved, which is why it must be confronted and measured before it’s too late. If not it’ll only continue to linger throughout media headlines and forums, but also the society, it conclusively affected and left a mark on for example, Pageland, SC.
Politicians many times have been found guilty of corruption. They use unethical techniques to get higher positions in an election, to gain more money, votes or to lay hands on ungotten wealth. Corruption exists in the police force, in law and order and even in the management of the Olympic Games.
Many people know about or have witnessed this corruption taking place and numerous attempts to rid of it have been made. It is not an easy task attempting to bring justice to where justice should be made. There ...
Corruption is a persistent problem that plagues the world and it knows no boundaries. Transparency International defines it as the “abuse of entrusted power for private gain” (2013). For the purposes of this thread, ‘corruption’ is defined as any individual, collective, or structural act or process that permits the use of public authority or position for private gain. This definition captures the broad and many ways individuals and institutions abuse power and the public trust. In regard to whistleblowing, much conflict stems from the context in which the whistleblower is viewed.
corruption and equal protection under the law for citizens regardless of wealth via legal and judicial
Bribery poses difficulties on moral grounds because it is incompatible with the principal of human equality and the fundamental right for individuals to be treated with equal respect and concern. For an institution to adhere to this principle, they must operate with fairness and impartiality: nobody should have access to influence that is not accessible to all. Bribery operates as part of a mechanism by which influence is only available ...
Corruption consists in the illegitimate agreement between a corruptor and a corrupted, in which they abuse of their public power in order to obtain personal benefit. Bribery and corruption is something that has been going on for years. According to Allen, “officials perceive themselves as immune to any penalties for demanding and receiving bribes” which she states that it is one of the main reasons for bribery and corruption in underdeveloped countries. According to Transparency International, an organization committed exclusively to end corruption, three of the most corrupt countries in the world are Somalia, North Korea and Afghanistan. This does not mean that corruption is only seen in underdeveloped countries. In international business, corporate employees often find themselves dealing with corruptors in foreign countries and, in most cases, they will give in.
Another reason corruption is so difficult to control is because officers may not even know they are falling subject to it. If a restaurant offers you a discount on your purchase or the person you always run into at the coffee shop pays for your coffee. These may seem like genuine act of kindness, however next time you’re at a domestic dispute you may be more likely to side with the person who has been buying your
... what works and what does not, and, over time as it identifies effective reforms for its unique system, they can replicate them in other cities, regions, and on up to the national level. This “bottom-up” approach (as opposed to the traditional “top-down”) is an exciting new development for the institutional reform approach to anti-corruption work.
Some people said that corruption is rampant in all governments, So that it is not unknown to any ethnic group, region and continent. It cuts across faiths, political systems, religious Denominations and affects both young and old people. Fraud can be found in public and authoritarian rule;...
SANDU, A., & NIŢU, M. (2013). CORRUPTION AND ORGANIZED CRIME. Contemporary Readings In Law & Social Justice, 5(2), 454-460.
This essay will attempt to explore the relationship between the two from the definitions, causes, consequences and the solutions. Corruption can be defined as the abuse of public power for private gain. (World Bank, 2004) Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world, and is a growing international and regional concern. According to Corruption Around the world (Tanzi, 1998), in its end-of-year editorial on December 31, 1995, The Financial Times characterized 1995 as the year of corruption.
Corruption and fraud is a relevant topic in South Africa and will continue to be so until it is able to be limited. Corruption is committed mainly by people in power as they neglect and take advantage of this power in order to better themselves at the expense of others. Fraud and corruption is the wrongful or criminal deception that results in financial or personal gain. Government officials, police officers and some unexpected individuals such as law officials have been known to commit corruption and fraud. There have been cases of corruption in the 2014 elections and the political parties have seen that it is something the community is concerned over. Each party has addressed this concern and suggested ways in which to limit this corruption. Not only is corruption morally wrong, but it causes trust problems between the community and people in power, the people who are meant to help society. (1)
Over the last few years, the issue of corruption--the abuse of public office for private gain--has attracted renewed interest, both among academics and policymakers. There are a number of reasons why this topic has come under recent inspection. Corruption scandals have toppled governments in both major industrial countries and developing countries. In the transition countries, the shift from command economies to free market economies has created massive opportunities for the appropriation of rents, excessive profits, and has often been accompanied by a change from a well-organized system of corruption to a more chaotic and deleterious one. With the end of the cold war, donor countries have placed less emphasis on political considerations in allocating foreign aid among developing countries and have paid more attention to cases in which aid funds have been misused and have not reached the poor. And slow economic growth has persisted in many countries with malfunctioning institutions. This renewed interest has led to a new flurry of empirical research on the causes and consequences of corruption.