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    In local government there is a common trend of officials bending the rules in order to attain a political goal. Therefore, an overlapping concept that lingers in multiple governments is political corruption. Political corruption can be defined as the use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Like all forms of American government, structure extends in a top down manner within the federal beltway (NY, DC and large players). Consequently, parallel patterns are reflected beyond

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    around for as long as the police have, is corruption. Police corruption has been defined as the abuse of police authority for personal gain ("Police Corruption and Misconduct." West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. 2008. The Gale Group 4 Dec. 2017) . Corruption can be as limited as one officer, or can be group of officers as well. There is the rotten apple theory, which attempts to explain police corruption and where it comes from. While all corruption fits under abuse of authority, there are

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    Corruption Of Corruption

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    The corrupt of political figures is something that many American people are concerned about. Whether one believes that this corruption has been occurring for years or believe that it is more prevalent now, it is something that is on the minds of many people. Corruption of political figures is something that many people, nationwide, believe that America has to deal with. Whether it be in locally or nationwide it seems as people begin to gain power they seem to become more corrupt and stray away from

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    Corruption In Hamlet

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    Mo Ibrahim once said, “Behind every corrupt politician are 10-20 corrupt businessmen”. Corruption has the ability to not only ruin close family relationships, but also cause many others to follow in the path and help the spread of corruption. This theme is seen throughout the book, Hamlet written by William Shakespeare. As this mentality of sinful acts is evident in the antagonist, Claudius, his mentality and actions has affected many other characters such as Hamlet, Gertrude and Ophelia. Claudius’s

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    Corruption Of Corruption

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    The corruption of political figures is something that many people, nationwide, believe that America has to deal with. Whether it be in local areas or the country overall it seems as people begin to gain power they seem to become more corrupt and stray away from what they should be worried about. To prevent this corruption from occurring, once a political figure is half way through his or her term, at least ninety percent of American citizens have to vote on whether or not the figure is suited for

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    India the second most populated country in the world, is badly affected by corruption. This paper analyses the serious problem of the corruption, how did it evolve, areas affected by corruption, causes of corruption and how to combat corruption. Corruption is one of the largest element to be found in most parts of the India. No individual can be free from it, there is no area which is free of corruption. It emphasizes that lack of transparency, morality, accountability and consistency as well as

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    Corruption in India Corruption is not a new phenomenon in India. It has been prevalent in society since ancient times. History reveals that it was present even in the Mauryan period. Great scholar Kautilya mentions the pressure of forty types of corruption in his contemporary society. It was practised even in Mughal and Sultanate period. When the East India Company took control of the country, corruption reached new height. Corruption in India has become so common that people now are averse to thinking

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    Ages. “The Prologue” from The Canterbury Tales is the part of the book that sets the setting and introduces the pilgrims. The purpose of the book was to satirize the corruption within the church. Chaucer satirizes through the pilgrims that are on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. He was a man of the church and did not like the corruption of the church that was happening within the church. Among the pilgrims that are taking the trip; there is a monk and a parson. Both of the pilgrims work in the church

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    “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” (John Dalberg-Acton) Power always leads to corruption, especially in the story of Macbeth. The main character, Macbeth, becomes more and more corrupt as the story continues. He gets his first taste of power when he becomes The Thane of Cawdor, he then begins murdering to become king, and finally begins murdering people so he can keep his power. Macbeth has very little power at the beginning of the story. He is basically a soldier

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    constitute an act of corruption (Milner, 2016, p.25). Ideally, this implies that the act of taking a bribe by a police officer or harassing an inmate cannot be considered corruption if it does not result in a corrupting effect. Milner’s insight shows the problem of definition and application of corruption because some acts by police officers can be considered corrupt but other might not on moral ground or law. Similarly, Newburn and Webb (1999) pointed out that police corruption is what constitutes

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