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ESSAY ON
CORRUPTION
Corruption refers to a form of
criminal activity or dishonesty. It refers to an evil act by an individual or a
group. Most noteworthy, this act compromises the rights and privileges of
others. Furthermore, Corruption primarily includes activities like bribery or
embezzlement. However, Corruption can
take place in many ways. Most probably, people in positions of authority are
susceptible to Corruption. Corruption certainly reflects greedy and selfish
behavior.
First of all, Bribery is the most
common method of Corruption. Bribery involves the improper use of favours and
gifts in exchange for personal gain. Furthermore, the types of favours are
diverse. Above all, the favours include money, gifts, company shares, sexual
favours, employment,
entertainment, and political benefits. Also, personal gain can be – giving
preferential treatment and overlooking crime.
Embezzlement refers to the act of
withholding assets for the purpose of theft. Furthermore, it takes place by one
or more individuals who were entrusted with these assets. Above all,
embezzlement is a type of financial fraud.
Extortion is another major method of
Corruption. It means to obtain property, money or services illegally. Above
all, this obtainment takes place by coercing individuals or organizations.
Hence, Extortion is quite similar to blackmail.
Favouritism and nepotism is quite an old form of Corruption
still in usage. This refers to a person favouring one’s own relatives and
friends to jobs. This is certainly a very unfair practice. This is because many
deserving candidates fail to get jobs.
Abuse of discretion is another method
of Corruption. Here, a person misuses one’s power and authority. An example can
be a judge unjustly dismissing a criminal’s case.
Finally, influence peddling is the
last method here. This refers to illegally using one’s influence with the
government or other authorized individuals. Furthermore, it takes place in
order to obtain preferential treatment or favour.
Ways of Stopping Corruption
One important way of preventing
Corruption is to give a better salary in a government job. Many
government employees receive pretty low
salaries. Therefore, they resort to bribery to meet their expenses. So,
government employees should receive higher salaries. Consequently, high
salaries would reduce their motivation and resolve to engage in bribery.
Increasing the number of workers can
be another suitable way of curbing Corruption. In many government offices, the
workload is very high. This provides an opportunity to slow down the work by
government employees. Consequently, these employees then indulge in bribery in
return for faster delivery of work. Hence, this opportunity to bribe can be removed
by bringing in more employees in government offices.
Tough laws are very important for stopping Corruption.
Above all, strict punishments need to be meted out to guilty individuals.
Furthermore, there should be an efficient and quick implementation of strict
laws.
Applying cameras in workplaces is an excellent way to
prevent corruption. Above all, many individuals would refrain from indulging in
Corruption due to fear of being caught. Furthermore, these individuals would
have otherwise engaged in Corruption.
The government must make sure to keep inflation low. Due
to the rise in prices, many people feel their incomes to be too low.
Consequently, this increases Corruption among the masses. Businessmen raise
prices to sell their stock of goods at higher prices. Furthermore, the
politician supports them due to the benefits they receive.
To sum it up, Corruption is a great evil of society.
This evil should be quickly eliminated from society. Corruption is the poison
that has penetrated the minds of many individuals these days. Hopefully, with
consistent political and social efforts, we can get rid of Corruption.
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