Police Corruption/Misconduct

Question 1

3 types of corruption:

Answer 1

1. (least corrupt): rotten apples (individual officers)
2. pervasive inorganized corruption (more than 1, rampant but hidden)
3. (most corrupt): pervasive organized corruption (many officers, department knows about it, ex: $ shakedowns)

Question 2

what is the myth of rotten apple?

Answer 2

“rotten apple spoils the whole bunch”

Question 3

Types of police deviance: (PACO)

Answer 3

police crime
abuse of authority
corruption (personal gain)
occupational deviance (violates department policy)

Question 4

Typologies of corruption

Answer 4

corruption of authority, kickbacks (towing car ex.), opportunistic theft, shakedowns, protection of illegal activities, the fix (fixing criminal case), direct criminal activities, internal payoffs

Question 5

2 types of financial corruption:

Answer 5

1. bribery (done by citizen)
2. extortion (done by officer)

Question 6

what is stacking and jacking?

Answer 6

1. cover charges (to conceal misconduct)
2. stacking up charges (numerous charges from same incident)

Question 7

goldbricking

Answer 7

doing bare minimum and avoiding work

Question 8

what are police gratuities called?

Answer 8

blue light discounts (free donuts, mcdicks discounts)

Question 9

Police Sexual Deviance

Answer 9

Daniel Holtzclaw example. used his position to coerce sex from women

Question 10

what are top charges police face?

Answer 10

1. simple assault
2. driving under the influence
3. aggravated assault