Corruption Flashcards
What is blue coat crime?
When officers steal from the scene of a crime
Definition of police corruption? Goldstein 1975
Acts involving the misuse of authority or power by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for themselves/ others
- doesn’t cover neglect and incompetency
Need to pay attention to means, ends and motivation
What are the costs of corruption?
1 undermines the integrity of law enforcement if trust is absent
2 undermine professionalism of police force
3 undermine effectiveness of the CJS
4 undermine public confidence in the police
5 allow criminal activity to remain undetected/protected/ or even allow new crimes to be committed
6 can be considered a ‘secret tax’ costing millions a year in wasted resources
Types of corruption?
Gratuities
Bribes- accepting money to not enforce the law
Theft and burglary
Internal corruption- falsifying evidence, bribes to obtain promotion
Brutality- force to intimidate citizens
Michael Dowd
Cocaine off his dashboard, turned a blind eye to and reaped rewards from robberies from his dealer. But on paper was good
What is the process of becoming corrupt?
PROCESS of SELF LABELLING that takes place along a CONTINUUM. Start good but as they receive small gratuities they start to go down a SLIPPERY SLOPE from good to bad; REACTIVE ACCEPTING TO PROACTIVE DEMANDING.
White knight- straight shooters- grass eaters- meat eaters- rogue cops
What are Dempsey and Forst 2005s 3 levels of corruption?
1 rotten apples- isolated individual
2 pervasive unorganised corruption- widespread individual corruption
3 pervasive organised corruption- internally networked corruptions- working together and protecting each other
3 New challenges to policing corruption?
Social networking sites
Body building gyms
Access to IT systems
Who was sacked march 2014 after being found guilty of selling personal information?
PC Hanif- Thames valley police
What operation was responsible for sacking 10 members of clevelands police authority for gross misconduct? (Using authority to get family members a job)
2011-14 operation sacristy by the national crime agency
No criminal charges despite it being a criminal offence
Cost 4 mill to investigate
What report found reasonable grounds to suspect former MET detective sergeant (Davidson) of corruption during the Stephen Lawrence inquiry?
Ellison report
What is police crime?
any crime that happens to be committed by an officer
What is occupational deviance?
Crime committed through opportunities created in the course of the profession
What constitutes an abuse of authority?
Anywhere they can use their own authority/ power to have a specific advantage
Who said we need to provide whistle blowers protection?
Kleinig
