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Criminology Opinion Paper #2
Class
Institution Affiliation
Law enforcement
agencies (government) is not adequately addressing police corruption and
ethical issues
According
to White (1999), corruption is any behavior that abusively uses the legitimacy of
authority and crosses the parameter of the power vested in an individual.
Police corruption involves taking bribes to allow an individual or a group of
people to do illegal activities or illegally asking favors from innocent
citizens to enrich themselves. Unethical police conduct involves mistreating
victims by planting force pieces of evidence and brutality when handling a
crime victim.
Police
corruption and misconduct is not a new topic of discussion since these
unethical practices have been there since the begging. White (1999), looks into
a case of the 1920s involving Frank Serpico; a New York police officer who
falsified drug evidence. This case remained unchecked until when a new
commissioner was installed. This indicated the lack of an adequate monitor of
police officers’ conduct (White, 1999).
The
court of law; which is a significant component in law enforcement agency has
also significantly frustrated the implementation by failing to dig deeper into
the issues provided by victims of police misconduct. This has made most police
officers feel untouchable and above the law. I believe the government has not
done everything in its power to provide a fair environment for both police
force and civilians.
Enforcement
agencies have not adequately addressed the police misconduct due to lack of
independence in decision making. The prominent commissioners in the police
department mostly collude with shreds of evidence to protect their units'
offices. This influence creates a chain of corruption that prevent justice for
the victims of police’s misconducts. Most instances have been recorded
involving police planting false evidence to cover up their corruption and
transfer the blame to innocent citizens.
The law enforcement agencies have also failed because they have not designed appropriate training programs that teach the codes of conduct by the police officers. As far as these programs may exist, they are not frequently revised to keep the police department abreast with changing...