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Corruption
Corruption is generally the abuse of a public position for private gain and can take the form of bribery, embezzlement and theft. It can range from petty to grand, from political to bureaucratic and from a one-off crime to something more systemic. Internationally, it is big business with more than a trillion US dollars paid annually in bribes alone. An AIC review of anti-corruption strategies has concluded that although there are no simple solutions to the problem, political will and support for reforms at the highest levels of government can play a fundamental role in fighting corruption. Further research, including the challenges in dealing with politically exposed individuals, is included in the corruption-related resources on this website.
Reports and papers
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Legislative guide for the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
(PDF 2.6MB)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, New York, NY : United Nations. 2006
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Corruption : threats and trends in the 21st century (PDF 165kB)
Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, 2005
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Controlling organized crime in the public sector (PDF 122kB)
Edgardo Buscaglia and Jan van Dijk. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2004
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Battling international bribery 2003 (PDF 384kB)
Department of State (US), 2003
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The money trap : stopping the spread of corruption (PDF 884kB)
Open Society Institute, 2003
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Money laundering, organized crime and corruption (Microsoft Word 66kB)
Louise Shelley, 2001
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Corruption and organized crime : can the links be broken? (PDF 738kB)
United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention, 2000
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United Nations action against corruption and bribery
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, 1997
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