The Pros And Cons Of Police Corruption

Michael Johnston defines police corruption as actions that “exploit the powers of law enforcement in return for considerations of private-regarding benefit and that violate formal standards governing his or her conduct. Corrupt acts, John Kleinig writes elsewhere, occur wherever officers “act with the primary intention of furthering private or departmental advantage. What makes corrupt acts egoistic is that their underlying motivation is personal gain.By virtue of their authority, discretion, and the nature of their everyday work, police officers are routinely placed in situations where personal advantage can easily be furthered through unethical and even illegal means. As one might imagine, examples of acts motivated by personal gain are numerous.

They are opportunistic thefts, and they stealing money or property from suspects or victims, goods not taken by a burglar, evidence that has been confiscated (e.g., drugs or money from drug busts). They do Shakedowns, and accepting money or other forms of payment for not making an arrest. They protect criminals from Illegal Activities. Law enforcement sometimes accepting money from vice operators or companies operating illegally. They accept money or other rewards for overlooking traffic violations, quashing prosecution proceedings by, for instance, tampering with evidence or committing perjury. They engaging directly in various forms of criminal activity, such as selling drugs, robbing stores, or burglarizing homes or businesses.Internal Payoffs. Buying or selling employment-related benefits, such as off days, holidays,work assignment, evidence, or promotions. Many of these things listed above is unethical and illegal ways police officers try and further their own advantage. The rotten apple effect was accepted prior to the 1960. It says ost people are scared of retaliation if they report it, and the only time it may come out is in a media reported scandal.Corruption in prisons exists in a variety of forms, from relatively minor instances of theft, large-scale, organized drug-trafficking and counterfeit rings. What each has in common, however, is underlying egoistic motivation whatever its form, corruption is fueled by the desire for personal gain and the willingness and opportunity to neglect moral and legal obligations in its favor. Through his examination of official records of an internal affairs unit, Bernard McCarthy identified several general categories of corrupt conduct in prisons. The categories are theft, stealing valuables and other personal items from inmates during frisks and cell searches. Also,they steal items from visitors during processing, and they steal items from other staff