the 1990’s, which include brutality, discrimination, sexual harassment, intimidation, and illicit the use of weapons. The Mollen Commission found that “most corrupt officers start off as honest and idealistic.” The career of corruption’s begins with passively accepting minor gratuities that gradually begin to involve more serious violation of the laws, involving larger amounts of money and officers initiating corrupt acts. It can be said that power inevitably tends to corrupt, and it is yet to be recognized that, while there is no reason to presume that police officers as individuals are any less fallible than other members of society, people are often shocked and outraged when officers are exposed violating the law. There deviance elicits a special feeling of betrayal. The danger of police corruption could invert the formal goals of the organization and may lead to “the use of organizational power to encourage and create crime rather than to deter it”. There has been many attempts to put an end to police corruption, with no real success. An attempt to eliminate corruption, by increasing salaries, more training, incentive for education, and the development of policies that focus directly on factors leading to corruption. Despite many efforts by the police departments to control corruption, it still exists. Police corruption has a very long standing history. Controlling corruption has to come from both the police department and the assistance and support of local community members. Community members should be educated about the negative affects of corruption within the police agency and that gratuities (most common form of police corruption), is just the catalyst for future corruption. They should be aware of regulations. Controlling corruption from the departmental level requires an organization with strong leadership. Corruption can take place at any level in the police department, from the patrol o...
