Public Corruption in the United States: Analysis of a Destructive Phenomenon

ISBN-13: 9781032054131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 160 str.

Jeff Cortese

Opis

Public Corruption in the United States provides a comprehensive view of public corruption, including discussion on the types, methods, trends, challenges, and overall impact.

Spis treści

Foreword by James Gagliano;  Introduction;  Part I: Identifying Corruption;  1. The Basics: What is Corruption?;  2. Investigating Corruption;  3. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Corruption;  4. Law Enforcement and Regulatory Corruption;  5. International Corruption and Indian Country;  6. Prison Corruption;  7. Border Corruption;  8. Disaster Relief Corruption and Fraud;  9. Election Crimes (Fraud and Corruption);  10. Organized Crime and Corruption;  Part II: Combating Corruption;  11. Impact of Corruption;  12. Four Pillars of an Anti-Corruption Posture;  13. Proactive Intolerance;  14. Ethics in Law Enforcement;  15. Congressional Reform

O autorze

Jeff Cortese is an investigation, intelligence, and risk management professional who served in federal law enforcement with the United States Capitol Police as a member of the Speaker of the House’s security detail and with the FBI having been assigned to offices in New Orleans, Tucson, Washington D.C./FBI HQ, and San Francisco. Cortese, formerly the Acting Chief of the public corruption unit at the FBI, was assigned throughout his career to various investigative squads responsible for investigating public corruption, southwest border violence (sicarios and bajadores/hit-men and rip crews), and OCDETF matters. Since his departure from law enforcement, Cortese has provided extensive analysis for local and national outlets as a law enforcement analyst and student of corruption.