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Louisiana comes second on the list of per capita convictions with 2.62 per 10,000 inhabitants while Chicago's high number of offenses ensure Illinois comes third with 1.66. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Corruption , Statistics

Simplified: Louisiana comes second on list of per capita convictions with 262 per 10000 inhabitants while Chicago's offenses ensure Illinois comes third with 166

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2 months ago
A new report from the University of Chicago has shed light on the U.S. cities and states with the most public-sector corruption. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Corruption , Research

Simplified: Report from University of Chicago shed light on US cities and states with most public-sector corruption

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Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Montana and Washington are the least corrupt states followed by Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption , Connecticut , Indiana , Kansas , Montana , Washington , Maine , Minnesota , New Hampshire , Vermont , Virginia

Simplified: Connecticut Indiana Kansas Montana and Washington are least corrupt states followed by Maine Minnesota New Hampshire Vermont and Virginia

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Michael Johnston is Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science at Colgate University (Emeritus) and the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Corruption Studies. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Person , Education

Simplified: Michael Johnston is Charles A Dana Professor of Political Science at Colgate University Emeritus and Chairman of Advisory Board of Institute for Corru...

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Oguzhan Dincer is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Illinois State University and the Director of the Institute for Corruption Studies. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Person , Education

Simplified: Oguzhan Dincer is Associate Professor of Economics at Illinois State University and Director of Institute for Corruption Studies

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These findings are broadly consistent with a number of comparative assessments of state corruption over the years, suggesting that the extent of corruption in state governments is not just a matter of... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption

Simplified: These findings are consistent with comparative assessments of state corruption over years suggesting extent of corruption in state governments is not...

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Judicial branches in all of the states which elect their judges via elections (partisan or non-partisan), score a 3 or higher. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption , Judicial , Elections

Simplified: Judicial branches in all states which elect judges via elections score 3 or higher

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While in Louisiana judges are elected via partisan elections, in West Virginia they are elected via non-partisan elections. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Judicial , Elections , Louisiana , West Virginia

Simplified: In Louisiana judges are elected via partisan elections in West Virginia they are elected via non-partisan elections

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Only in Kansas, Maine, and Montana do legislative branches score less than 3. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption , Kansas , Maine , Montana

Simplified: Only in Kansas Maine and Montana legislative branches score less than 3

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In more than half of the states, it is perceived to be either “very common” or “extremely common.” 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption

Simplified: In more than half of states legal corruption is perceived very common or extremely common

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Executive branches in these states score 4 or higher in both forms of corruption. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption

Simplified: Executive branches in these states score 4 or higher in both forms of corruption

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Kentucky and New York, for example, suffer from not only illegal corruption but also legal corruption. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption , Kentucky , New York

Simplified: Kentucky and New York suffer from illegal and legal corruption

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Louisiana scores 4 or higher in legal corruption in all branches of government. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government , Corruption , Louisiana

Simplified: Louisiana scores 4 or higher in legal corruption in all branches of government

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Corruption is perceived to be more common than illegal corruption in all branches of government. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Research Report 🏷️ Government

Simplified: Corruption is perceived more common than illegal corruption in all branches of government

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Both the executive and legislative branches in Arkansas Louisiana, and Mississippi are also perceived to be corrupt with the scores of 3 and higher. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Article

Simplified: Executive and legislative branches in Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi are perceived as corrupt with scores of 3 or higher

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2 months ago
The perception scores should not be conceptualized as a measure of corruption as such, but rather as a diffuse reflection of it. 1.000

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Simplified: Perception scores should not be conceptualized as a measure of corruption but as a reflection of it

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Reporters’ ideological beliefs might also affect their perceptions. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Article

Simplified: Reporters’ ideological beliefs might also affect their perceptions

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Reporters’ perceptions are not the same thing as direct evidence of corruption itself. 1.000

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Simplified: Reporters’ perceptions are not direct evidence of corruption

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The response scale ranged from “not at all common” to “extremely common.” 1.000

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Simplified: The response scale ranged from not at all common to extremely common

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The author defines illegal corruption as the private gains in the form of cash or gifts by a government official, in exchange for providing specific benefits to private individuals or groups. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 Research Article

Simplified: Illegal corruption is defined as private gains by a government official in exchange for providing benefits

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