How Has McDonnell Affected Prosecutors’ Ability to Police Public Corruption? What Are Politicians And Lobbyists Allowed To Do, And What Are Prosecutors Able To Prosecute? [PDF]
The question posed to the panelists on the first panel is: How has McDonnell affected prosecutors’ ability to police public corruption?
Briccetti, Vincent L. +3 more
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The quiet dangers of civilized rage: surveying the punitive aftermath of England's 2011 riots [PDF]
This article considers the state’s punitive response to the civil unrest that swept across England in August 2011. Surveying measures taken by police, courts, and politicians—including lengthy prison sentences, violent police raids, increased ...
Lamble, Sarah
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"The biggest gang"? Police and people in the 2011 England riots [PDF]
Conflict with the police is a staple of civil disorder and the English riots of 2011 were no exception. The antagonism towards the police expressed by the rioters varied in intensity – from a low-level anger stemming from occasional negative experiences ...
Burch, Alex +5 more
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The 'Masai' and miraa: public authority, vigilance and criminality in a Ugandan border town [PDF]
Recent studies on vigilante groups show how they often begin as popular schemes for imposing order, before degenerating into violent militias which contribute in turn to social and political disorder.
Titeca, Kristof
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Harassment, stalking, threats and attacks targeting New Zealand politicians: a mental health issue [PDF]
The harassment of politicians has significant psychosocial costs for both the victim and the perpetrator and represents an opportunity for mental health intervention.
Justin Barry-Walsh +2 more
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The Police Administrator. A Politician?
The author is Instructor in Police Administration at Michigan State University. He served for four years in the Department of Public Safety, Oak Park, Michigan, attaining the rank of lieutenant. From March of 1960 until September of 1961, Mr. Hollady was on leave from Michigan State University serving in the Metropolitan Police Department, St.
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Crisis and Punishment? Explaining Politicians’ Appetite for Retribution in Post-Crisis Europe [PDF]
This paper investigates the politics of holding bank executives accountable for banking crises. The aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis was characterized by a significant variation in the extent to which European countries endorsed this type of
Kovras, I., Pagliari, S.
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Police reform in Thailand post-2006 [PDF]
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Glendinning, Tony +1 more
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Can Politicians Police Themselves? Natural Experimental Evidence From Brazil’s Audit Courts [PDF]
To enhance government accountability, reformers have advocated strengthening institutions of “horizontal accountability,” particularly auditing institutions that can punish lawbreaking elected officials. Yet, these institutions differ in their willingness to punish corrupt politicians, which is often attributed to variation in their degree of ...
Canello, Júlio +2 more
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The elections for police and crime commissioners show that it’s difficult to stop the political class protecting its own [PDF]
Bringing our Police and Crime Commissioner coverage to a close is a somewhat different sort of article, as Wyn Grant reviews the historical 55 days and discusses the political lessons which can be drawn from it.
Grant, Wyn
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