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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > crimes in America > contemporary corruption
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > contemporary corruption

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contemporary corruption  

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  • Corruption is the practice of using influence or money to cause officials to do what they would otherwise have not done or to accelerate what they would already have done. The first of these cases is considered more serious than the second, although this is still illegal. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Corruption, Contemporary]

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