25. 《联合国反腐败公约》第七条涉及公共部门，包括就业条件、公职人员的甄选和培训、公职候选人和公职选举的标准以及公职和政党候选人经费筹措的透明度。国际刑罚改革协会报告了腐败对刑事司法系统的影响，强调人们日益认识到监狱环境中的腐败问题以及腐败对被拘留者人权的影响。国际刑罚改革协会强调了一系列助长或加剧监狱系统腐败的因素，如拘留标准差、工资低以及人员配备不足。腐败对被拘留者和囚犯以及女囚和少年犯有着过度的影响。国际刑罚改革协会强调了监狱工作人员腐败的三个主要原因，即报酬低、工作环境差以及公众认为该职位不体面。因此，它建议监狱管理部门增强透明度、问责制和监督；为作出决策和记录决策设立明确的程序；并改进监狱工作人员的招聘和培训。这方面一个积极的例子是大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国设立了反腐败股。另一个例子是建立囚犯数据库，包含关于囚犯以往刑罚的完整信息，使用个人电子钥匙可以进入该数据库。提供专门培训也是一种良好做法，包括人权方面的培训。
25. Article 7 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption addresses the public sector, including conditions of employment, the selection and training of individuals for public positions, criteria concerning candidature for and election to public office and transparency on the funding of candidatures for public office and political parties. PRI reported on the impact of corruption on criminal justice systems, highlighting that there was growing recognition of the problem of corruption within penitentiary settings and of the impact of corruption on the human rights of detainees. PRI emphasized a number of factors that facilitated or exacerbated corruption in penitentiary systems, such as poor detention standards, inadequate pay and understaffing. Corruption affected detainees and prisoners, as well as women and juveniles, disproportionately. PRI highlighted three main causes of corruption in prison staff, namely poor remuneration, a poor working environment and poor public perception of their position. It therefore recommended that prison administrations increase transparency, accountability and oversight; establish clear procedures for the taking and record-keeping of decisions; and improve the recruitment and training of prison staff. One positive example was the creation of the Counter Corruption Unit in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Another was the creation of a database, accessible through the use of a personal electronic key, of prisoners containing complete information about their previous penalties. Yet another good practice was the provision of specialized training, including on human rights.