The concept of police corruption and misconduct is an all too serious issue in recent years, particularly in the western world, when it comes to unnecessary shootings. What do you know about the problem? Let’s take a look.
Bibes
Protection money
Graft
Rewards
Ethical model
Integrity model
Utilitarian model
Critical model
The Danish
Canadians
The British
The Finnish
Took offered bribes
Took offered gratuities
Picked up merchandise at a crime scene
Accpeted protection money
Police officers in New York City who accpeted bribes, gratuities and protection money
Police officers in Boston who accepted bribes, gratuities, and protection money
Police officers in Los Angeles who "shopped" at a burglary scenes
Police officers in Chicago who "shopped" at burglary scenes
Police officers in Los Angeles who accepted bribes, gratuitites, and protection money
Police officers in Boston who accepted bribes, gratuities, and protection money
Police officers in New York City who "shopped" at burglary scenes
Police officers in Chicago who "shopped" at burglary scenes
Physical abuse
Psychological abuse
Legal abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Psychological abuse
Legal abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Pyschological abuse
Legal abuse
Sexual abuse
Police crime
Police corruption
Abuse of power
Abuse of authority
The use of excessive force, psychological abuse, or discrimination
All offences except those that are drug-related with the goal of profit
Simple failure to meet expectations
Violating one or more departmental rules
The use of excessive force, psychological abuse, or discrimination
All offenses excpet those that are drug-related with the goal of profit
Simple failure to meet expectaions
Violating one or more departmental rules
Freebies
Gratuities
Bribes
Rewards
Officers don't make much money
They cement social bonds
They are in payment for special services
They are without cost
Anti-utilitarian argument
Blue erosion argument
Unjust enrichment argument
Anti-bribe argument
Something clearly given with expectations of reciprocity
Something clearly given with no string attached
Something that can only be excahnged off duty
Something that is recieved from someone recently arrested
Blue gratuity
Professional gift
Professional courtesy
Blue graft
Bribes
Protection money
Taking merchandize from crime scene
Rewards for referring certain bail bondsmen
20
2
10
40
Exposure to criminal element
Time spent in traffic patrol duties
Relative freedom from supervision
Uncontrolled availability
The explotation of one's role by utilizing excessive force while arresting someone
The explotation of one's role by utilizing excessive force to obtain a confession
The explotation of one's role by accpeting free coffee from convenience stores
The explotation of one's role by accepting bribes or protection money
30%
70%
10%
50%
New York
L.A.
Boston
Detroit
Individual explanations
Institutional explanations
Sub-cultural explanations
Systemic explanations
Ignoring obvious ethical problems
Perceives sense of victimization
Survival of the fittest
Hypocrisy and fear-dominated culture
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