Variable: Prosecution of Office Abuse

QoG Code: (bti_poa)


Dataset: Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Description:

To what extent are public officeholders who abuse their positions prosecuted or penalized? From 1 to 10.

  1. Office holders who break the law and engage in corruption can do so without fear of legal consequences or adverse publicity.
  2. Office holders who break the law and engage in corruption are not prosecuted adequately under the law, but occasionally attract adverse publicity.
  3. Officeholders who break the law and engage in corruption generally are prosecuted under established laws and often attract adverse publicity, but occasionally slip through political, legal or procedural loopholes.
  4. Officeholders who break the law and engage in corruption are prosecuted rigorously under established laws and always attract adverse publicity.

Type of variable: Categorical

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-12-06
Last updated by source: 2022-03-17


Categories:

Judicial Quality of Government


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Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 135
Standard time-series: 136


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This variable has information from the year 2005 to the year 2021