Investigating Corruption and Misconduct in Public Office

Download or read book Investigating Corruption and Misconduct in Public Office written by Peter M. Hall and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 791 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, legal professionals, corruption investigators and public sector senior executives must address issues surrounding the identification and elimination of corruption. This new book covers the substantive principles regarding responsibilities of public office, propriety/impropriety and corruption. It complements this coverage with practical principles, techniques and strategies for investigating and preventing corruption. Topics include: public integrity, public trust obligations and corrupt offences; Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), National Crime Authority and other State-based Crime Commissions; anti-corruption and organised crime organisations and their investigations, including the hearing and judicial review processes, procedural fairness requirements and privileges, and immunities and indemnities.