he most important are: The Nature of Police Work, The Police Officer’s Clientele, Public Attitudes, and Leadership. The Nature of Police Work puts police in an opportunity to have corruptive influences. The police recognize that they cannot enforce all the laws equally and consider discretion in their law enforcement role. By having this kind of role, it makes it easier to take particular courses of action that may work to their own benefit. The Police Officer’s Clientele deals when police officers come into contact with many people who will do anything they can to protect themselves from the consequences of their own misdeeds. They do not share the same values of honor and integrity with the rest of society and they place their own interests above all others. Some police officers develop personal relationships with these people and may end up sharing their value system.The public attitude may play a key role in creating police corruption. Citizens often take the lead in initiating situations leading to corrupt behavior by a police officer. The problem of police corruption cannot by solved unless citizens take a strong stand against it and demonstrate to their appointed officials that they will not accept it. Strong leadership in a police organization results in a more strong and healthy environment. There is probably no more important influence on performance in a police organization than its leadership. It is important that police leaders demonstrate their own acts and words and their intolerance of police corruption.Police corruption is an issue everywhere because people love money and power. Among the commonly identified factors associated with drug related corruption were police officers code of silence and cynicism about the criminal justice system, ineffective supervision practices, and weaknesses in internal investigative units. Corruption in the police force has long been recognized, and condemned, by po...
