Differential Experiences Of Police Corruption

Research indicates that police conduct, i.e., confidentiality and respect are a significant aspect of the formation of citizens support for and also, a recognition of police legitimacy as well as, a sense of valued members of the society and the likelihood to collaborate with the police and obey the law (Tyler and Lind 1992, Smith, Tyler, Huo, Ortiz and Lind 1998, Tyler 2006, Tyler and Fagan 2008). Further, as Tyler and Lind (1992) posits, status awareness and acknowledgement is mostly communicated to people via inter-personal treatment by those in power. Hence, when an individual or a group is treated with respect, dignity and politeness results in a positive social enhancement about the police. Nonetheless, police officers benevolent management

Differential experiences of police corruption, (either as personal or vicarious) contributes in large for the police to either receive low or high levels of occupational prestige. Its worth noting that, the administration of the police is set-up to protect life and property, avoid and detecting crime, recognize crime and criminals, and keep up peace and maintain order (Newburn 1973, Sherman, Gottfredson, Mackenzie and Eck, 1997, Waddington 1999, Rawlings 2002, Wright 2002, Aning 2006). Hence, the offence(s), in this context, corruption practices of one officer can circulate among members of the society with, on most occasions, no capacity to relieve or accommodate the impact/harm on the part of the police. “...police work, there are some things that they do and is not fine at all. Some of the behaviour of the officers spoils the job they do. Like some will say, give me this; give me that, it is not good. Sometime ago, a police officer did something bad to me and I didn 't like it. He asked me for something which I give it to him, but what he should have done afterwards he did not do it well. Because of that, when you meet another police officer you will think they are all the same.” - Kofi Berima (a commercial driver, male, age: