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This paper presents a background on the area of criminal justice, further reviewing the need for integrity in the police department, and analyzing the effects of corruption upon the criminal justice system. Additionally, the paper reviews several strategies that can be undertaken to restore the public trust in a department afflicted with corruption and how to prevent corruption from returning to the department.

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"This paper shall explore the several theories of police corruption. The system of criminal justice is founded upon "faith" in the system. This secular quasi-religious belief in a system is held together by the very belief in the system. Corruption of the system destroys that which is was designed to protect. The public trust is paramount, and corruption by one or two "bad apples" is nearly as destructive to the system as pervasive corruption. The citizens need to believe that those that are sworn to protect them are not just another criminal enterprise that is equally capable of victimizing them. There are measures that can be taken to..."

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