Leadership and corruption is a specific form of leaders misconduct sometimes involving political corruption, and generally designed to gain a financial or political benefit for a government officer or officers in exchange for not pursuing, or selectively pursuing, an investigation or arrest.

An example is police officers accepting bribes in exchange for not reporting organized drug or prostitution rings or other illegal activities. Another example is police officers ignoring the police code of conduct in order to be fully able to catch suspects (for example using forged evidence). Another, very rare, example would be police and other government entities deliberately and systematically participating in organized crime themselves.

In most major cities there are internal affairs sections to investigate suspected police corruption or misconduct. Similar entities include the British Independent Police Complaints Commission.

See also

People

• Antoinette Frank
• Charles Becker
• Edwin Atherton
• Frank Serpico
• Jon Kavanaugh
• Roger Rogerson
• Shane Vendrell
• Simon Illingworth
• Terry Lewis
• Vic Mackey
• Rafael Perez
• David Mack
• Russell C. Nicholson

Topics

• 1992 Los Angeles riots
• Copwatch
• False arrest
• Falsification of Evidence
• Fitzgerald Inquiry
• Intimidation
• ICAC
• Knapp Commission
• Political repression
• Police misconduct
• Political corruption
• Police brutality
• Police bribery
• Rampart Scandal
• Surveillance abuse
• Wickersham report
• Operation Countryman

External links

• COPSHOTS.org: Documenting Police Brutality; Documenting the Police
• Police Download Report - police brutality news
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• Royal Thai Police Murders and Torture (PDF)
• Policecrimes.com: News on police corruption and other police misconduct
• Help Expose Police Corruption! blog
• Cops Freed because of delays awaiting trials