Примена теста интегритета у контроли корупције
Use of Integrity Test in Corruption Control

Author(s): Bogdan Pušić
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Правни факултет Универзитета у Источном Сарајеву
Keywords: Control of corruption; Legality; Integrity test; Internal control; Police;
Summary/Abstract: Corruption poses a negation of professional integrity. Personal integrity and moral values constitute the basis on which professional integrity is built, along with consistency in respecting laws and occupational standards in performing professional jobs. The subject of the paper is the analysis of the integrity tests and the manner of their implementation., i.e. implementation problems. The integrity test is an important tool for combating corruption and is the most widely used tool in control of police corruption worldwide. The first part of the paper shall be focused on the analysis of the general characteristics of the integrity tests, their types, enforcement agencies, as well as the manner of their use. The Police Law of the Republic of Serbia, within the subtitle "preventive activities", provides for the use of the integrity tests. Within the Ministry of the Interior, the integrity testing is conducted by the Internal Control Sector. Integrity tests determine whether the tested civil servant, being put in a tempting situation, behaves in accordance with laws and professional ethics. The use of integrity tests in the prevention of corruption also raises a number of ethical and legal issues that need to be answered. On the one hand, there is the issue of endangering one's dignity, provocation and incitement to illegal behavior, and on the other hand, the powers of a state authority to use it as a necessary instrument for combating corruption. The second part of the paper presents the data pertaining to the use of integrity testing by the Internal Control Sector of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia. Finally, the paper is concluded with the author's position on the necessity of using integrity tests in the control of police corruption.

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