COMBATTING OFFICIAL CORRUPTION IN NEW JERSEY - DETERRENCE AND DETECTION

• NCJ Number: 31651
• Journal: Criminal Justice Quarterly Volume: 3 Issue: 4 Dated: (FALL 1975) Pages: 164-169
• Author(s): W F HYLAND
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE DIFFERENT METHODS EMPLOYED BY THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IN THE DETERRENCE, DETECTION, AND PROSECUTION OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION ARE OUTLINED.

Abstract

LEGISLATION ESTABLISHED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AS THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE STATE, PUTTING AT HIS COMMAND THE RESOURCES OF THE STATE POLICE AND A CORRUPTION CONTROL UNIT. ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION AND CIVIL SUITS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE WEAPONS, AGAINST BOTH CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SOLICIT PUBLIC CORRUPTION. ADDITIONAL CRIME DETERRING AND FIGHTING TOOLS ARE THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND POLITICAL CANDIDATE DISCLOSURE LAWS.