Corruption prevention in Lithuania’s Police and in the
State Border Guard Service
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Mykolas Romeris University
Faculty of Public Security Department of Police Activity
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Mykolas Romeris University
Faculty of Public Security Department of State
Border Guard
Publication date: 2018-07-03
JoMS 2013;19(4):333-352
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ABSTRACT
Corruption exists where the government is. The manifestations of corruption
are everywhere the government and its institutions which make
decisions exist. Scientists started showing interest in the problem of corruption
only on the second part of decade when Lithuania became independent.
The criminal acts of corrupt character in the act of corruption prevention
of the Republic of Lithuania are described as bribery, influence
marketing, a bribe and other criminal acts if they are rendered in the public
administrative sector or extending public service aiming for profit for
themselves or other parties such as corrupt practices or going beyond their
commission, misuse of official authority, falsification of papers or measures,
fraud, wealth appropriation or dissipation, revelation of a service secret,
disclosure of a commercial secret, introduction of false information
about income, profit or wealth, capital or money legalisation which are
obtained in criminal manner, interference in the proceedings of a public
official or a person who fulfils public administrative functions or the rest
criminal acts which result in taking or trying for a bribe , bribery or covering
up for bribery.
The national development of law pays most attention to the administrative
corruption and the prevention of officers’ misuse at work. As a result,
further to this article the authoresses are going to pay most attention
to manifestations of corruption in Lithuania’s police and the State Border
Guard Service.
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