Corruption, Accountability and Discretion

Nancy S. Lind is Professor of Politics and Government at Illinois State University, USA where she has taught for over 30 years. She has won University Distinguished Teaching and Service Awards and had edited/co-edited/co-author over a dozen books as well as written several peer reviewed journal articles. Her specialties are Public Administration and Policy and American Politics. Cara E. Rabe-Hemp is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University, USA. Her research interests include police diversity, citizen perceptions of the police, and police deviance and corruption. In 2010, Cara was awarded the University Research Initiative Award, in 2014 she was inducted into the College of Applied Sciences and Technology Academy of Achievement, and in 2016 she was awarded the College of Applied Sciences and Technology Outstanding Researcher Award.

Part One: Etiology 1, Transparency International's "Corruption Perceptions Index"; April K. Clark 2, The Price of Corruption in Congress; Michael J. Pomante Ii and Scot Schraufnagel Part Two: Permeation of Corruption in Governance 3, Legislative Scandals in the United States; Kerri Milita and Jaclyn Bunch 4, Campaign Contributions and Vote Buying; Renee Prunty and Mandy Swartzendruber 5, Do Contributions to Judicial Campaigns Create the Appearance of Corruption?; Thomas E. Mcclure 6, Media Coverage of Corruption and Scandal in the 2016 Presidential Election: Fantasy Themes of Crooked Hillary and Corrupt Businessman Trump; John P. McHale Part Three: Policy Issues 7, Crime, Injustice and Politics; Cara E. Rabe-Hemp, Philip Mulvey and Morgan Foster 8, Mayors' and Citizen Attitudes Toward Sexual Harassment in Police Departments; Eric E. Otenyo and Earlene A. Smith 9, Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Contractor Corruption and Election Campaigns; Eric E. Otenyo and Parwez Besmel Part Four: Oversight and Accountability 10, Citizens United and Political Accountability; Benjamin Bricker 11, Judicial Review; Elizabeth Erin Wheat 12, National Security Whistleblowers and the Journalists who tell their Stories: A Dangerous Policy Dance of Truth-Finding, Truth-Telling, And Consequence; Maria A. Moore, John Huxford, and Jennifer B. Bethmann