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Corruption in the criminal justice system: a robust and resilient system

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church The Fletcher School/Tufts, CDA, Besa cheyanne@besacsc.org

Our purpose

develop an analytic process to understand the system of corruption in fragile states that generates more effective anti-corruption programming in the CJS in contexts of fragility

AGENDA Corruption in the criminal justice system

• The Problem
• Why corruption in justice matters
• Systems-based corruption analysis methodology
• Effective Program
• What’s Next

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C = M + D - A

Klitgaard Equation

Classic Principal-Agent “formula”

Conflict Life Cycle

Mythical time in the future Anti-corruption

Locks societies into negative peace

Negative peace is the absence of violence.

• Torture & abuse
• Disempowers
• Exacerbates inequality
• Distrust in state

Positive peace is the absence of structural violence; justice for all.

Systemic Corruption

What have we done?

Literature Review New Approach Research: 3 cases

PEA, collective action, negotiation, evals etc. Complex Adaptive System

2014 in DRC: interviews (150) 2016 Uganda: interviews (111) 2017 Central Africa Republic: interviews (120)

Corruption System in the CJS: Northern Uganda

How the approach has been useful (so far)

• 1. Improves understanding of the problem
• 2. Identification of atypical points of intervention
• 3. Enables testing the plausibility of theories of change
• 4. Generate strategic program co-ordination

Yellow stars: programming areas Red Stars: No programming

Where to next? Social Norms & Corruption

Social Norms

What they are:

• What: Unwritten rule that

guides behavior of an individual

• Where: Norms emerge

through social interaction within a group

• Why: Sanctions for non-

compliance (internal & external) What they are not:

• not the behavior pattern
• not the same as individual

attitudes

• not the same as

morals/values

Why (we think) social norms matter

• Acceptability of corruption (no shame)
• We believe: social norms are drivers that contribute to resiliency
• Possible high leverage to change the system
• Acts as a brake to sustainable behavior change

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• 1. Engage sooner not later
• 2. Seek to understand drivers
• 3. Adopt a systems lens of analysis

Thank you!

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Leverage Points in the System

Vicious Cycle