GPM430 Foundations of Corruption and Misconduct (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Policing, law enforcement & emergency management (POLEM)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject examines the different approaches to integrity assurance and corruption prevention in the public sector. The subject highlights the suitability of different approaches of particular challenges arsing within the context of public service organisational corruption. . It initially focuses upon the nature of the public service ethos, and on some of the key challenges to its operation in practice. The subject then examines the nature of corruption and misconduct and considers definitions, costs and consequences of corruption as well as examining different explanations for why corruption and misconduct occur. It looks at major forms of corruption and misconduct, and uses case studies to develop student understandings of how corruption and misconduct can occur and continue unchecked
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Distance | Manly |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: GPM430
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Post Graduate Students only
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to appreciate the foundations of the public service ethos
- be able to recognise different ethical frameworks applicable to the delivery of public services
- be able to demonstrate familiarity with the main forms of corruption and misconduct
- be able to recognise institutional, political and individual factors associated with corruption and misconduct within public sector organisations
- be able to apply theoretical perspectives to the understanding of why corruption and misconduct can arise, within the context of particular case studies.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Module 1: Ethical Models In the Public Sector 1.1 The public service ethos and overview of different ethics models 1.2 Impacts of different management approaches upon public sector ethics from bureaucracy to risk management
- Module 2: Types of Corruption and Misconduct 2.1 Defining Corruption and the corruption continuum 2.2 Fraud 2.3 Theft and embezzlement 2.4 Bribery, kickbacks and receipt of benefits 2.5 Unauthorized disclosure of information and misuse of databases. 2.6 Conflict of interest and improper association. 2.7 Nepotism and improper influence 2.8 Deception, lying and perjury. 2.9 Noble cause corruption 2.10 High-risk corruption (particular reference to trafficking and political corruption).
- Module 3: The Key Challenge of Corruption 2.7 The corruption continuum 2.8 Bureaucratic discretion 2.9 Harms 2.10 Political Costs 2.11 Corruption as a social problem 2.12 Measuring corruption
- Module 4: Theories of Corruption Behaviour 4.1 Individual explanations: Rational choice and opportunity; Psychological theories. 4.2 Institutional explanations: Social, Cultural and Organizational explanations 4.3 Environmental explanations: Opportunity theory; Strain theory; Social learning and neutralization
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.