In the past two years since the November 2003 Rose Revolution the new government has carried out several high-profile anti-corruption campaigns, including the prosecution of several high-ranking corrupt officials from the former government, the introduction of a new patrol police force,the optimization of licensing and permission regulations, a reform of the university entrance system, etc.that have contributed to increased public confidence in the government's anti-corruption efforts. According the 2004 Transparency International Global Corruption Barometer, a public opinion survey that assesses the general public’s perceptions and experience of corruption, Georgia made the biggest leap in its perceptions about corruption. It ranked as one of the three most optimistic countries in regards to eradicating corruption. In comparison, the 2003 Barometer showed that Georgia was one of the countries topping the list of pessimists, with 55.2% of the surveyed population expecting corruption to increase.