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The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors provides a comprehensive overview of prosecuting corruption in the United States. This is the first publication in 30 years dedicated to guiding prosecutors who investigate and charge public corruption crimes. It is the first-ever publication designed specifically to address the needs of state and local corruption prosecutors.
The Anticorruption Manual:
- Provides tools and tips for prosecutors initiating or managing a corruption investigation.
- Outlines the mechanics of real-world corruption cases, written by the prosecutors who investigated and charged these cases.
- Highlights the ethical, statutory, and constitutional limits and obligations most likely to arise in corruption prosecutions, including how to balance the public’s interest in a case with the defendant’s right to a fair trial.
- Explains various civil and administrative remedies that may be effective in corruption prosecutions.
- The 30-chapter book includes information about:
- Legal and practical challenges facing prosecutors investigating judges, police officers, high-ranking members of the executive branch, and legislators. (Section One)
- The mechanics of a complex public corruption investigation, including investigative techniques such as wiretaps and undercover operations. (Section Two)
- Federal and state laws—from bribery and misconduct to transparency violations and conflicts of interest—that can be used to charge corrupt officials. (Section Three)
- Challenges that may arise during corruption trials. (Section Four)
- Ethical issues that may face corruption prosecutors and their offices. (Section Five)
- Civil and administrative relief that may be appropriate in some public corruption cases. (Section Six)