Prosecution Politics

Abstract

This article contends that nations that place an imbalanced emphasis on the prosecutorial functions of their anti-corruption bodies risk undermining their efficacy. Comparing two such bodies – Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and South Africa’s Directorate of Special Operations (DSO) – it argues that governments must elevate the profile of their non-prosecutorial preventive measures to offset the inevitable vulnerabilities that accompany prosecution.