Examining the whistle blowing Act of Ghana and it effectiveness in combating corporate crime

Ndebugri, Haruna and Senzu, Emmanuel Tweneboah (2018): Examining the whistle blowing Act of Ghana and it effectiveness in combating corporate crime.

Abstract

The Study, sort to deeply investigate the structural dynamics of corporate crimes in public Institutions, which are recognized and recorded in the criminal records of Ghana and the effectiveness of the whistle blowing “Act”, which was passed in 2006 by the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana to curb the menace.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Corporate crime, Whistle blowing, Public Institution, Public servants
• Subjects: K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior

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