Police Corruption in Russia

There are many forms of police and correctional officer corruption, that affects not only the effectiveness of our criminal justice system; but also society. Police corruption can be best explained as actions which “exploit the powers of law enforcement in return for considerations of private-regarding benefit and that violate formal standards governing his or her conduct” (Arrigo & Williams, 2012). Corrupt acts can consist of: corruption of authority, kickbacks, opportunistic theft, shakedowns, fixes, protection of illegal activities and direct criminal activities. In any order or fashion, all of the above mentioned is unethical and in many cases illegal (Arrigo & Williams, 2012). As for correctional officer corruption, it can share many of the same characteristics as for policing. Instead of external, correctional officer corruption is in most cases internal; which is notable difference between the two (Arrigo & Williams, 2012).

One city beside New York that comes to mind when dealing with police corruption is the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD has been dealing with police corruption for a very long time, through racism and police brutality. One of their most notable corrupted endeavor was when seventy officers in the Rampart division faced claims of planting drugs and guns, beating suspects in custody and even shooting innocent citizens in gang sweeps. Former officer Rafael Perez agreed to a plea bargaining after being caught stealing cocaine from the evidence room. Perez discuss an incident when he and his former partner shot an innocent man during gang raid and planted a gun on him. Due to these incidents over a hundred criminal convictions were overturned.

The government of the modern day Russian Federation must be traced back to the early 20th century in order to understand its current posture. In 1917, tired of the sequestering limits of a Tsarist system, a small revolutionary group called the Bolshevik Party gained control of Russia . The Bolshevik Party, led by Lenin and inspired by Marxist ideology, attempted to establish a Constitute Assembly. However, a post- revolutionary environment and an unsupportive public forced Lenin to abolish rival political parties and establish a dictatorship to retain The Bolshevik Party’s power. In 1919, the

Corruption happens everywhere but there are some countries that really struggle with their law enforcement agents being corrupt. For example, in countries with high poverty it is not a surprise to see law enforcement associated with criminals. They allow criminals to transport their drugs or sell them to get a cut of the profits. In Mexico it is very common that a cop who stops someone for a traffic infraction would let them go without a ticket if they give them “a mordida” which basically is slipping the cop some money and they will let you go on with your day. It is very sad that such things happen. In order to fix that there would have to be a strong government in place, and higher sanctions for officers that get caught being involved in corrupt activities.

This essay aims to provide the reader with an in depth analysis as to what is police corruption, the ethical dilemmas that police face and what is the nature and causes of police corruption from both a national and international perspective. This essay will also provide the reader with an in-depth analysis as to what is police accountability and why it is needed and upon conclusion, this essay will also provide the reader with strategies for managing police integrity.

Law enforcement officers tend to abuse their power due to the fact that a stronger deviant motivation often give rise to greater deviant opportunity and weaker social control. Grabiner (2016) stated, “Corruption in policing, generally aims towards the poor and working individual and has specific racial dimension” (para. 3). Citizen involvement in policing needs to take a different turn and become more noticeable. The biggest issue is undoubtedly corruption of the law enforcement process. The amelioration of community relations requires not only instituting programs and changing procedure and practices, but re-examining fundamental attitudes. Law enforcement officers have to listen patiently and understandingly to people who are openly critical

Similar to the Italian Mafia, Russian organized crime is comprised of several groups. These groups have managed to survive the test of time by thriving and coexisting with one another. These accomplishments can be attributed to their complex leadership structure which has evolved throughout the several centuries that Russian organized crime has existed. This paper will focus on explaining two of the three structures and the individual positions within those structures that are mentioned in the textbook for the Organized Crime class at Clemson University, Organized Crime: A World Wide Perspective (Grennan & Britz, 2006).

Police Corruption is a form of police misconduct in which police law enforcement break the law for personal or department gain. Police Corruption is a global issue that needs to be solved, cases like the one above can happen anywhere at anytime. In an interview by John Vibes he asked an anonymous police officer from Palm Beach County some questions on this topic, he stated “Mouthy drivers, street lawyers, assholes and just anyone else trying to make my job difficult. Under my floor mat, I keep a small plastic dime baggie with Cocaine residue. The residue is the key because you can fully charge some asshole with possession of cocaine, heroin, or whatever just with the residue”. He was also asked if this was common throughout the department.

This paper will be discussing police corruption, what it means and reasons it happens. Also exploring the police subculture, what it means, why it exists and if it contributes to corruption by law enforcement.

Distinguishing the two is tricky because police corruption is a sub-category of deviant behavior. The easiest way to tell the difference is to focus on the definition of corruption. Any unethical act that cannot relate to corruption is misconduct. For example, if a police officer uses profanity while taking down an aggressive suspect, it is considered misconduct. This is because the police officer is not using it for personal gain, but it is considered unethical. If the same police officer plants evidence on that suspect, that would be more closely tied to corruption because personal gain is the desired outcome.

The police officer stands at the top of the criminal justice system in a nation where crime rates are high and where the demands for illegal goods and services are widespread. These conditions create a situation in which the police officer is confronted with opportunity to accept a large number of favors or grants. Police corruption occurs in many forms and observers of police behavior agree that it falls into nine specific areas. Drug related police corruption differs from other types of police corruption. In addition to protecting criminals or ignoring their activities, officers involved in drug related corruption were more likely to be involved in stealing drugs and/or money from drug dealers,

Corruption has always been a problem. From the beginning it was embedded into law enforcement. Corruption is not just a problem that affects a few people. In the long run many lives are affected and often ruined. There are many people in law enforcement that abuse their powers, but thanks to a few good people, everyone can enjoy having law enforcement agencies that really look after the people, execute their job functions, and try to better themselves as well as the agency they work for. Unfortunately, as technology changes, so will people. Corruption will never go away and when people in law enforcement are being corrupt,

Since members of this bureaucratic class maintained wide discretion in appropriating and distributing resources through the system kormleniya, and since Russia lacked clear laws governing the limits of this bureaucratic power, the bureaucracy was able over time to usurp substantial de facto political power. As this power accumulated in the bureaucratic hierarchy, it became customary in Russia that actions of the government were directed in largo measure by unofficial or secret bureaucratic decrees and/or ukazi. These bureaucratic directives ultimately became more important in the day-­‐to-­‐day operations of government than official laves and regulations. Eventually, the Russian nachalnik (boss or chief) and the rank-­‐and-­‐file chinovnik (bureaucrat) become symbols of state power to the rest of the population.

Since the late 1980’s the Russian people have experienced one of the most drastic transitions seen in the world to date, a transition from an attempt at communism to a workable capitalist system. As one would expect, this transition has not been painless and has been the impetus of many distressing problems for the Russian people. One such problem is organized crime. This paper will explore how organized crime during Soviet rule and the Russian Federation has created obstacles in this transition to a functioning market economy. It will illustrate how organized crime has done this by analyzing its transition from the USSR to the Russian Federation, the reasons behind its

Police corruption became widespread after the formation of the first American police departments in the 1800s. Employment could only be guaranteed if the person followed orders of the political parties by protecting illegal activities that were taking place by members of the political party. This corruption led to further practices that only benefited individual officers