Tag: political corruption

State Crime Chambliss, in an article, [1] defines state crime as “acts defined by law as criminal and committed by state officials in the pursuit of their job as representatives of the state,” and he adds that state crime does not include acts “that benefit only individual officeholders.” Resources Notes 1. Chambliss, W. J. (1989).…

State Crime Chambliss, in an article, [1] defines state crime as “acts defined by law as criminal and committed by state officials in the pursuit of their job as representatives of the state,” and he adds that state crime does not include acts “that benefit only individual officeholders.” Resources Notes 1. Chambliss, W. J. (1989).…

Political Corruption Definition Passas [1] wrote that political corruption comprises “public officials acting in the best interest of private concerns, regardless of, or against, the public interest. Therefore, corruption can be defined as the covert privatization of government functions.” Kaufmann and Vicente (2011) make a similar case and contend that corruption need not be exclusive…