1. Police Corruption
It can be said that power inevitably tends to corrupt, and while there is no reason to suppose that police officer as individuals are any less fallible than other members of society, people are often shocked and outraged when police officer are exposed violating the law. ... A scandal is perceived as a socially constructed experience that can lead to realignments in the structure of power within organizations. ... Politicians and the media started asking what had happened to the system for rooting out bad cops established 21 years ago at the urging of the Knapp Commission, the investigator ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate