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    An Investigation of Strategies to Control Corruption in the Police Service: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Korea from 1963 To 2007
    (Kenyatta University, 2015) Hyun, Ha Tae
    Corruption has, over the years, become a reality of monumental proportions worldwide. In the recent past, it has grown bigger in terms of the participating personalities and the amount of money involved. The forms of corruption committed by police officers are classified as follows: corruption of authority, kickbacks, protection for illegal activities, internal payoffs and tickets. Thus if remedial measures are not put in place to quickly contain the vice, corruption could become perpetual. Scholars, practitioners and experts have argued that in the management of corruption, one has to concentrate on the epicenter of corruption. The purpose of this study was to analyze comparatively strategies adopted by Kenya with Korea to deal with corruption in the police service. The study employed two theoretical framework approaches namely Ecological theory by Fred Riggs and Structural functional theory by Talcott Parsons. The methodology used was comparative approach and selection of respondents was carried out using purposive sampling with the police, members of the public, KACC and KICAC officers and experts providing feedback. Data was collected using interviews and questionnaires. The findings showed that the historical origin of corruption in Kenya could be traced back in 1887 and in Korea during the old Japanese colonial systems in 1945. The study established that police officers holding other jobs and the levels of salaries paid as factors promoting corruption in the police service. On impact of corruption the study established that corruption has a significant influence on how the country is perceived internationally which may affect engagements between the countries and many development and aid agencies. The strategies for controlling corruption seemed weak in both countries hence policy makers should revaluate the existing frameworks. The study recommended that the recruitment processes for police officers to be based on proper examinations systems rather than physical abilities, there should be measures to ban Kenyan police officers from engaging in other jobs and businesses. The study also recommended that police service in both countries need to create a functional framework for complementing, motivating and rewarding officers for effective corruption control. Kenya ought to put measures to shield officers from undue influence from senior officers and the public. Both countries need to undertake cultural restructuring within the police service in both countries both at the general level and the leadership level. Further, the respective societies need to deal with morality both in the public and within the force since corruption is an affair involving the police and the civilians