Misconduct in the Police Force

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This paper discusses the global issue of police misconduct. It examines the scope of police misconduct that include police corruption. It presents several examples of police misconduct, as well as examples of corruption that have made national news. It discusses the issues that are present with regard to race, power, and supervisory controls. The paper further draws conclusions based upon the research.

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"The issue of police misconduct has become an active community concern due to public displays of police brutality. Morris and Vila (1999) discusses that the video of the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles made many people realize that there needed to be a new definition of the police role in society (p.255). The public, in general, has been strongly opposed to internal police department investigations that are supposed to correct employee performance because the public often is not informed of any actions that are taken in these cases. For several years the public has called for an external review board to address complaints about police misconduct, and this formation of review boards is beginning to take place in several cities across the country."

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