Its very existence, and the threat of random investigations, would serve as an effective deterrent against malpractice – just as random audits deter tax evaders. Whistleblowers, encouraged to come forward by legal protections enshrined in the agency’s founding legislation, would provide leads for the investigators.
这样一个监督机构花不了多少钱。其存在的事实，以及随机调查的威胁，足以形成对不法行为的有效威慑——正如随机审计威慑逃税者。该机构的成立法案应嵌入保护告密者条款，受此鼓励，告密者将促成调查。