Аннотация:
The world community worries about the problem of corruption which is
defined as bribability of officials, use of imperious powers with a view of reception
of personal benefit. Today corruption becomes threat for economy not only
of separately taken countries, but also of all international system.
In interests of fight against corruption of the state, such legal acts, as the
Convention of the United Nations against corruption (2003), the Convention of
the Council of Europe about criminally-legal responsibility for corruption
(1999), the International code of behavior of officials (1996) and other documents
have been accepted within the limits of the United Nations and the Council
of Europe.
The Russian Federation also has taken up obligations to carry out cooperation
in counteraction to criminality and bring the national legislation in accordance
to the international norms.
However, there are no any positive shifts in overcoming of destructive
influence of corruption on the Russian society. At the same time, out of ten
countries of the world, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a state which is the
most free from corruption. During its history the Netherlands went through
many political shocks, revolutions, social conflicts. The Dutch society struggled
against corruption throughout many centuries. Dishonest policemen, public
prosecutors, judges who used the office position with a view of personal enrichment,
were especially harmful for the Dutch society.
In the end the XX – beginning of the XXI-st centuries there was a new
rise in confrontation with this negative social phenomenon, and it is connected
with carrying out of anticorruption strategy under the general name “the policy
of national honesty” in the Netherlands. This strategy includes numerous social
and legal norms and institutes directed to counteraction to corruption.
Queen Beatriks gives her people an example in carrying out of “policy
of national honesty.” She is one of the richest women of Europe, but she shows
modesty, always and in everything, and never boasts her wealth.
Norms of counteraction to corruption are also introduced in the Constitution
of Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the Criminal code of Holland, and
other legal acts.
The mechanism of realization of “policy of national honesty” includes
monitoring of possible points of occurrence of situations of a corruption orientation
in state and public organizations, training of civil servants to rules of conduct,
careful selection and placement of personnel to responsible posts. The
Dutch respect those civil servants who are engaged in social service of the population.
In the country a system of encouragements and stimulus is created for
those workers who fairly and effectively carry out their duties.
A civil servant convicted of corruption, is considered as the public enemy
and is forbidden to hold a position in organs of state authority till the end of
life.
The police of the Netherlands gets authorities from the population and
according to the law from 1993. Selection of candidates for service in police is
carried out on a competitive basis by means of interview, testing, check of previous
life. Those candidates for work in police, who have predisposition to bribery,
do not get the position.
Norms of behavior of a police employee are listed in the Professional
code of police of the Netherlands, accepted by Council of the main commissioners
on January, 24th, 2007. This document contains such characteristics of seven
professional values of police employees, as “respect,” “transparency,” “responsibility,”
“inclusion,” “confidence,” “justice” and “balance,” promoting development
and fastening in consciousness of a policeman respect for the chosen
profession.
Policemen show initiative at exposure of a corrupted colleague, offering
him to leave the service at his own will. If he doesn’t leave it voluntary, they
address the same request to the administration. Such their actions are called “to
sew up a colleague.”
Besides corruption, the prestige of the Dutch police is harmed by swindlers
who deceive trustful foreign citizens, take hold of their money and thus
give out themselves for police officers. The police warns tourists about possible
deceits on all TV channels.
Positive experience of police of the Netherlands in fight against corruption,
taking into account national features, can also be successfully used in activity
of law-enforcement bodies of the Russian Federation.
Ключевые слова:
коррупция, продажность, Нидерланды, взяточничество, политика национальной честности, полиция
Abstract:
The world community worries about the problem of corruption which is
defined as bribability of officials, use of imperious powers with a view of reception
of personal benefit. Today corruption becomes threat for economy not only
of separately taken countries, but also of all international system.
In interests of fight against corruption of the state, such legal acts, as the
Convention of the United Nations against corruption (2003), the Convention of
the Council of Europe about criminally-legal responsibility for corruption
(1999), the International code of behavior of officials (1996) and other documents
have been accepted within the limits of the United Nations and the Council
of Europe.
The Russian Federation also has taken up obligations to carry out cooperation
in counteraction to criminality and bring the national legislation in accordance
to the international norms.
However, there are no any positive shifts in overcoming of destructive
influence of corruption on the Russian society. At the same time, out of ten
countries of the world, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a state which is the
most free from corruption. During its history the Netherlands went through
many political shocks, revolutions, social conflicts. The Dutch society struggled
against corruption throughout many centuries. Dishonest policemen, public
prosecutors, judges who used the office position with a view of personal enrichment,
were especially harmful for the Dutch society.
In the end the XX – beginning of the XXI-st centuries there was a new
rise in confrontation with this negative social phenomenon, and it is connected
with carrying out of anticorruption strategy under the general name “the policy
of national honesty” in the Netherlands. This strategy includes numerous social
and legal norms and institutes directed to counteraction to corruption.
Queen Beatriks gives her people an example in carrying out of “policy
of national honesty.” She is one of the richest women of Europe, but she shows
modesty, always and in everything, and never boasts her wealth.
Norms of counteraction to corruption are also introduced in the Constitution
of Kingdom of the Netherlands, in the Criminal code of Holland, and
other legal acts.
The mechanism of realization of “policy of national honesty” includes
monitoring of possible points of occurrence of situations of a corruption orientation
in state and public organizations, training of civil servants to rules of conduct,
careful selection and placement of personnel to responsible posts. The
Dutch respect those civil servants who are engaged in social service of the population.
In the country a system of encouragements and stimulus is created for
those workers who fairly and effectively carry out their duties.
A civil servant convicted of corruption, is considered as the public enemy
and is forbidden to hold a position in organs of state authority till the end of
life.
The police of the Netherlands gets authorities from the population and
according to the law from 1993. Selection of candidates for service in police is
carried out on a competitive basis by means of interview, testing, check of previous
life. Those candidates for work in police, who have predisposition to bribery,
do not get the position.
Norms of behavior of a police employee are listed in the Professional
code of police of the Netherlands, accepted by Council of the main commissioners
on January, 24th, 2007. This document contains such characteristics of seven
professional values of police employees, as “respect,” “transparency,” “responsibility,”
“inclusion,” “confidence,” “justice” and “balance,” promoting development
and fastening in consciousness of a policeman respect for the chosen
profession.
Policemen show initiative at exposure of a corrupted colleague, offering
him to leave the service at his own will. If he doesn’t leave it voluntary, they
address the same request to the administration. Such their actions are called “to
sew up a colleague.”
Besides corruption, the prestige of the Dutch police is harmed by swindlers
who deceive trustful foreign citizens, take hold of their money and thus
give out themselves for police officers. The police warns tourists about possible
deceits on all TV channels.
Positive experience of police of the Netherlands in fight against corruption,
taking into account national features, can also be successfully used in activity
of law-enforcement bodies of the Russian Federation.
Keywords:
korruptsiya, Niderlandy, vzyatochnichestvo, politsiya