Example Of Police Corruption

In order for a Police agency to prevent and deter Police misconduct, there must be a definition to what actions and behaviors that the term will encompass. The term ‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible, it is worth examining the range of activities that might be included within a broad discussion of corruption. In (Bayley and Perito, 2011), it is defined as police corruption is a contested phrase with narrow and broad meanings. Narrowly

The first type of abuse discussed includes sex trafficking and forced prostitution. Many would believe that these two types of abuses are one in the same, but they are not. Sex trafficking involves the act of taking a human from one country to another country with the intent to use them for prostitution. Forced prostitution is the act of mentally or physically intimidating a human to perform sex for value. In both of Rath and Meena’s stories, they were forced to sell sex for money that they would not receive. Rath’s story is an example of sex trafficking, as she unknowingly was taken into sex trafficking from her home in Cambodia to Malaysia. Rath believed that she would be working in a Thai restaurant with her friends, but sex traffickers forced them in prostitution in Malaysia. As the term “sex trafficking” has been used

In a review by the New York Times, the author, Stephen Holder, highlights the context surrounding prostitution in each different country. From Thailand having a high end brothel ran by rich Asian men, to Bangladesh full of towering, run down apartments oversaw by madams,

Police corruption has been an issue that has left a lasting blemish on communities and society. Police corruption usually derives a lack of respect officer(s) feel that either the city does not care about them or they are not paid enough for their duties. Throughout this essay I will give you a better understanding on the issue that is police corruption by using terminology from the book such as the “rotten apple theory”, “blue wall of silence” and “deviant subculture”. With corruption this affects the view we have on police and it is up to us not fall into the trap of negativity and create a better society for the future.

There is a widespread discrepancy in the definition of prostitution, most would agree that it is: sexual in nature, and the compensation for performing the sexual act is either money or other material goods; however, these transactions vary, ranging from specified sexual acts and goods, which can be exchanged to broader context. These transactions occur in the street, bawdyhouse, massage parlour, and inside private residences or hotels.

This may appear at first glance to be a matter of such a fundamental nature as not to deserve specific mention in an agency policy. Certainly, police officers are as subject to the law as any other person. But reality dictates and history has shown that some officers, whether through misguided zeal or for other reasons, may come to view themselves and their police colleagues as exempt from the law on a general, selective, or situational basis. This element of the policy is intended to stress the importance of the rule of law for all officers and to hold each officer accountable for any legal wrongdoing. (para. 4)

In Edwin J. Deltarres' book Character and Cops he explores three hypotheses for police corruption in the United States. Some are somewhat historical, but they are still relevant to the problem of corruption today. The first hypothesis is called "the society at-large" theory by former Chicago Police Superintendent O. W. Wilson. Wilson was superintendent of the Chicago Police Department during the early nineteen sixties. The second hypothesis is called the "structural" theory. The third is called "the rotten apple theory." I will provide a brief analysis of the three hypotheses in this essay and examine which one(s) is valid today.

Due to social media and the ability to hide the severity of sex trafficking, people who aren’t affected by sex trafficking are unaware that something needs to be done. Women across the world are forced to tolerate disturbing working environments, and harsh punishments similar to Lakshmi’s as she describes after giving her pimp “the wrong look”. Next, “I feel the gritty sole of her shoe on the side of my head, gently at first, then

informed discretion in all activities. Combination of power, authority, and discretion in police work produces great potential for abuse.

Aung San Suu Kyi wrote, “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” If it can be said that power inevitably corrupts, there is no reason to presume that police officers as individuals are any less fallible than other members of society. There is a natural human inclination for power that is maximized today by the materialistic society we live in that fuels greed and seduces those with authority into reaping the personal and financial benefits of evading the law. The art of corruption has existed in American society since the early days of policing to modern day. Corruption applied to a police force entails the robbing of drug dealers, redirecting of contraband into the personal accounts of officers, perjuring one’s self to protect a corrupt officer, falsifying police reports, planting drugs to frame citizens, and a host of other misconduct that violates the oath of protecting the people. By approaching the issue of police misconduct with a focus on reformation internally and externally, police departments can take innovative steps from there to first, ensure corruptive deeds cease to occur initially and second, by reducing and eliminating it once it exists.

One of the issues that exist today is police corruption and the effect it has on the public's image of the law enforcement. Acts involving misuse of authority by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for the officers. Corruption in law enforcement has been a problem and it dates back since policing began. Part of the issue is ethics has never been an important part of the police academy curriculum. Ethical dilemmas are often rooted in the ends-versus-means controversy. This lack of education, corruption may creep into a department, beginning with justification for accepting small gratuities such as a free coffee. Ultimately, such justifications can escalate with loyalty overcoming integrity and then entitlement overcoming

“Victims of trafficking who were working as exotic dancers in South Asian bar… The method of recruiting, transporting, putting to work, and maintaining victims within the trafficking system” (Nairruti & Scott, 2013) can be correlated to both the loose government regulation and the questionable gray created the nature of exotic dancing. The use of exotic dancing to cover up trafficking is mostly driven by the legal protection that is allowed for exotic dancing establishments. Not only is this issue of cover up association to South Asia, but around the world countries struggle to combat against the legalization of exotic dancing and ideas of similar nature. Additionally, this legal protection allows for the transportation of these women from

Siri’s story illustrates the complicated dynamics of sex trafficking. Prostitution and sex work in general has become part of the global economy (Truong 1996). Some women choose to go into the sex industry while others are deceived or forced into it. Human trafficking networks usually use deception, coercion, or force to push women into sexual slavery. Some women migrate with the knowledge that they wil l be doing sex

“I was brought here a few years ago, I lived in the streets at that time. A man took me to Daulatdia, the biggest brothel in Bangladesh. He sold me to the owners, who kept me in a room and gave me drugs. Then, a man suddenly came in and started taking off my clothes. I was so scared, I didn’t understand what was happening” (Halima, 17). Halima was brought into the world of sex trafficking as a child and now lives in a brothel in central Jessore, the last town before the border into India from Bangladesh. Human trafficking is a crime against humanity and although all forms of slavery were completely abolished in 1981, for the last 35 years  on average 800,000 to 4 million people are exploited annually (CNN.com). This phenomenon affects every country whether it be place of origin, transit or destination; and it is more prominent in developing countries and eastern Asia. The United Nations’ Refugee Agency claims that Bangladeshis made up 40 to 60 percent of the migrant traffic in 2015. Human trafficking in Bangladesh exploits men, women and children into forced sexual acts and labor and keeps victims in captivity. Human trafficking violates basic human rights such as the right to freedom, equality, security, health and most importantly protection from slavery or servitude. The absence of these basic human rights leads to anguish, a lost sense of security and a loss of identity which alters the quality of life for an individual. To minimize trafficking in Bangladesh the

An article released by the BBC entitled “Horrors of India’s Brothels Documented” brought this shocking global issue to my attention. The article provides information about a young Indian girl who was only 11 when she was sold into sex slavery by her neighbor (who had persuaded her family to let her go with him to Mumbai); she was taken from her impoverished village in West Bangel. Brutally raped the first night she arrived in a brothel, Guddi is only one of 20,000 sex workers in that specific area [Kamathipura] (2013). The article elaborates on the history of sex slavery in India. It points out that laws have recently been put into place against human trafficking. However, the laws are not being strongly enforced due to the sheer number of