Essays on Corruption

India’s education system is mired in corruption and a high rate of teacher absenteeism in the country was a key factor for it according to the new global study. The UNESCO’s International Institute of Educational Planning study on corruption in education released recently says that 25% teacher absenteeism in India is among the highest in…

This paper is a brief look into the belief that corruption is a Western concept that has no meaning to a society that bases trade of goods and services as rewards for deeds. This paper will look at some of the views of corruption both in Western society as well as cultures and societies where…

Alex, the fifteen year old narrator of Anthony Burgess’s novel, A ClockworkOrange, lives in a society where violence reigns. This novel has a very directnature, and is often blunt to the point of offense, but this makes it morepowerful and helps to further its point. This point is that everyone is out forthemselves, whether they…

On July 2, 2000 the PRI, or Institutional Revolutionary Party, the Mexican people voted not for the PRI, but instead for conservative National Action Party (PAN) after seventy one years of power. Now why is that interesting? “It will be the first time in the country’s long history of ancient kingdoms, colonialism, civil war, dictatorship…

Police deviance and corruption are problems that affect everybody. As citizens, everyone trusts and gives the police the power to enforce the law in order to protect the rights and liberties of the people; the implications of these powers are taking away somebody’s liberties that has broken or believed to have broken the law. There…

Corruption and Salvation: The Shawshank Redemption The basic plot of The Shawshank Redemption (Marvin & Darabont, 1994) is not unique: an otherwise historically upstanding citizen is falsely accused of killing his wife, sent to prison, and forced to deal with the unfamiliar and unfriendly environment in an effort to survive.  This is what the surface…

For years, we have considered any discussions of police misconduct as taboo. After all, these are the men and woman in which we, as citizens, give the responsibility of keeping us out of harms way. We all know it is present within law enforcement in some shape or form, but we ignore its relevance in…

In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald illustrates how the desire for wealth and materialism compels the corruption and decay of the American Dream. Each individual has a different interpretation of what the American Dream entails; however, it is usually based on ideas of self-sufficiency, freedom, and a desire for something greater. The old dreams of earning…

Police corruption is a problem that can be traced back to the early days of policing. It is a serious problem within most police forces today, as it is widely know that is it something that is not only hard to calculate, but also hard to reduce and near impossible to eradicate. The following will…

The term corruption is very common but it is difficult to give a dogmatic definition of it. Broadly, it is any dishonest or illegal or selfish behavior for getting any undue benefit. It has a special reference to those who occupy a position of trust or confidence but act in violation of generally understood or…