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The lack of attention devoted to crimes committed in prisons is striking given the important implications of the problem both for prison management and for public safety. This study examines reporting of crimes, referrals for prosecution and actual prosecution of crimes committed in New York State prisons. The authors find that there is no accurate means of tracking either prison crimes or prosecutions. But based on interviews, a review of state correctional department data, and a survey of prosecutors in more than one dozen counties where state prisons are located, they conclude that as many as 6,000 crimes may be committed annually in the New York State prison system. Yet few of these crimes are referred for prosecution or actually prosecuted.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 The Watchdog -- Why Oversight Matters -- Liz Holtzman's Efforts to Uncover Nazis in America -- Step 1: The Whistleblower -- Step 2: The First Hearing -- Step 3: Document Review -- Step 4: Public Call for Action -- Follow Up and Follow Through -- Conclusion: The Art of the Watchdog -- Chapter 2 What is Oversight? -- Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Corruption -- Fraud -- Waste -- Abuse -- Corruption -- Accountability: Compliance and Performance -- Who Are the Watchdogs? -- Legislative Oversight -- Auditors -- Inspectors General -- Other Appointed and Elected Watchdogs -- Investigative Reporters -- For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Government Watchdogs -- Citizen as Watchdog -- Oversight: Protective to Adversarial -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Tools of the Watchdog -- Audits and Investigations: An Overview -- Standards for Government Audits and Investigations -- The Audit and Investigative Process -- The Audit Process -- The Investigative Process -- Achieving Reform -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Limitations on Oversight -- Tilting at Windmills -- "Greed is Good" -- "The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity" -- Prevention versus Enforcement -- Practical Limitations on Oversight -- Access to Information -- Cost -- Political risk -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Congressional Oversight -- Why Congress Investigates -- When Congress Investigates -- How Congress Investigates -- Who Investigates -- Standing Committees on Oversight -- Fiscal Committees -- Other Standing Committees -- Select Committees -- The Glory Days: Truman and Kefauver Committees -- The Truman Committee -- The Kefauver Committee -- The Model of the Senate Watergate Committee: Protecting the Constitution -- Faded Glory -- Protective Partisanship and Less Oversight -- The Consequences of Faded Glory: National Security and Economic Collapse -- "Politics by Other Means".

Front -- Contents -- Inside the Year Book -- The Politics of Apolitical Leadership: Professional Management in a Digital and Divided Society -- 311/CRM Systems: A Potential Path to Service Improvement, Budget Savings, and Citizen Satisfaction -- Local Government Use of Development Impact Fees: More Fallout from a Poor Economy? -- Local Government Employee Health Insurance Programs, 2011 -- Off the Beaten Path: Sustainability Activities in Small Towns and Rural Municipalities -- CAO Salary and Compensation: The Big Picture -- E-Government 2011: Trends and Innovations -- Award-Winning Innovations in 2011: Exploring the Boundaries of Transformation -- Public Pensions Face Record Pace of Change -- Police and Fire Personnel, Salaries, and Expenditures for 2011 -- Directory Tables -- Professional, Special Assistance, and Educational Organizations Serving Local and State Governments -- Authors and Contributors -- Cumulative Index, 2008-2012.