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Author Pitts, Maxine, 1950-

Title Crime, corruption & capacity in Papua New Guinea / Maxine Pitts
Published Canberra, A.C.T. : Asia Pacific Press at The Australian National University, 2002

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Description xi, 197 pages ; 21 cm
regular print
Contents 1. The historical, demographic and socio-economic complexity of crime and crime control -- 2. Politics, the economy and law enforcement -- 3. Crime and criminal justice agencies -- 4. Criminal justice agency crime prevention efforts and the impact of Australian aid inputs -- 5. Criminal justice agency and community links -- 6. Capacity for crime prevention -- 7. Crime, corruption and capacity
Summary "This book builds on the arguments and views of many PNG observers that community controls are more effective in controlling crime than state controls." "Papua New Guinea is a weak state in that it is depleted by frequent political leadership changes and corruption, manifesting in an increasing inability to provide goods and services to its citizens and an increasing inability to control crime." "Peter Donigi, the Papua New Guinea UN representative, says 'it is not the system of government or its laws that is undermining good governance, but the choice of people in senior posts and political interference in administrating the public sector." "Another dilemma of controlling crime in Papua New Guinea, is that what may be a crime according to state law, may not be a crime according to local law, and what may be considered a minor crime by the state, is a serious crime under local law."--BOOK JACKET
Analysis Papua New Guinea
Crime
Criminal justice
Crime prevention
Corruption
International aid
Statistics
Crime & criminology (Papua New Guinea) Political systems & government
Bibliography Bibliography: pages [180]-197
Subject Criminal justice, Administration of -- Papua New Guinea.
Crime prevention -- Papua New Guinea.
Crime -- Papua New Guinea.
Political corruption -- Papua New Guinea.
LC no. 2002483703
ISBN 0731536819
Other Titles Crime, corruption and capacity in Papua New Guinea