Police Corruption In The United States
CRIM 101 Fall 2013
Professor Leusner
Research Paper
Police Corruption
In the world ran by the government, we as citizen believe and trust in our law enforcement to serve and protect us as a whole. But, that is not always the case when our men in blue abuse their authority for personal gain and power. With police misconduct getting more and more public it is proving that innocent people are being convicted of crimes they did not commit. How can we trust our law enforcement anymore with all this corruption? I think it all boils down to their pride and the power of authority that the law enforcements have against us. It makes police think they can commit these offences without any reproductions. Police misconduct is nothing new …show more content…
When reading this unethical corruption, the first thing that come to mind is talk/texting on the cell phone, speeding and drinking and driving. I myself have experienced all of the above with some law enforcement friends. While driving from a bar with a female state troop friend, she was speeding and got pulled over. When the officer came up to the window all she did was just flash her badge. Instead of showing her license and registration that I would assume is protocol they just send her on her marry way and said drive safe and have a good night. Not only was this office speeding, she was also drinking and driving. Now if that were to be a civilian they would have had to step out the car and have a sobriety test and all. On top of a whole lot of tickets and fine. They most likely would have got their car towed and transported to the county jail. This is one of the scariest unethical misconduct on both sides. God forbid something were to happen that night. Not only would there have been innocent lives at stack, also having to live knowing that that officer did for the rest of his life would kill anyone. Thankfully we all got home safe and sound that …show more content…
In July 1992 Judge Milton Mollen was appointed by then New York City mayor David N. Dinkins to investigate corruption in the NYDP. The City of New York Commission to investigate allegation of police corruption and the Anti-Corruption of the police department formally known as the Mollen Commission.. “In May, 1992, six police officers assigned to two separate Brooklyn precincts were arrested on charges of participating in a conspiracy to sell narcotics in Suffolk County. The arrests were made by Suffolk County Police, not by the NYPD Internal Affairs Unit. Shortly thereafter, the press disclosed that one of the officers, Michael Dowd, had been the subject of more than fifteen corruption allegations within the NYPD over a six-year period, however not a single complaint had ever been substantiated despite abundant evidence of Dowd 's criminal activities. Dowd 's case caused widespread concern about the extent and nature of police corruption and the NYPD 's competence and commitment to combat it”
Professor Leusner
Research Paper
Police Corruption
In the world ran by the government, we as citizen believe and trust in our law enforcement to serve and protect us as a whole. But, that is not always the case when our men in blue abuse their authority for personal gain and power. With police misconduct getting more and more public it is proving that innocent people are being convicted of crimes they did not commit. How can we trust our law enforcement anymore with all this corruption? I think it all boils down to their pride and the power of authority that the law enforcements have against us. It makes police think they can commit these offences without any reproductions. Police misconduct is nothing new …show more content…
When reading this unethical corruption, the first thing that come to mind is talk/texting on the cell phone, speeding and drinking and driving. I myself have experienced all of the above with some law enforcement friends. While driving from a bar with a female state troop friend, she was speeding and got pulled over. When the officer came up to the window all she did was just flash her badge. Instead of showing her license and registration that I would assume is protocol they just send her on her marry way and said drive safe and have a good night. Not only was this office speeding, she was also drinking and driving. Now if that were to be a civilian they would have had to step out the car and have a sobriety test and all. On top of a whole lot of tickets and fine. They most likely would have got their car towed and transported to the county jail. This is one of the scariest unethical misconduct on both sides. God forbid something were to happen that night. Not only would there have been innocent lives at stack, also having to live knowing that that officer did for the rest of his life would kill anyone. Thankfully we all got home safe and sound that …show more content…
In July 1992 Judge Milton Mollen was appointed by then New York City mayor David N. Dinkins to investigate corruption in the NYDP. The City of New York Commission to investigate allegation of police corruption and the Anti-Corruption of the police department formally known as the Mollen Commission.. “In May, 1992, six police officers assigned to two separate Brooklyn precincts were arrested on charges of participating in a conspiracy to sell narcotics in Suffolk County. The arrests were made by Suffolk County Police, not by the NYPD Internal Affairs Unit. Shortly thereafter, the press disclosed that one of the officers, Michael Dowd, had been the subject of more than fifteen corruption allegations within the NYPD over a six-year period, however not a single complaint had ever been substantiated despite abundant evidence of Dowd 's criminal activities. Dowd 's case caused widespread concern about the extent and nature of police corruption and the NYPD 's competence and commitment to combat it”