2006-12-09 00:31:16 · 11 answers · asked by Cori 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It's about even. You just hear about it more in big cities.
2006-12-09 01:03:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Instances of individual police officers on the take are very uncommon, and department size is seldom an issue. The big corruption factor is crooked politics behind the laws officer are required to enforce. 80% of the patrol cops time is now spent enforcing administrative law.... expired tags, suspended license, no proof of insurance, seat belt, equipment violations, non moving violations, a myriad of victimless crime laws, all in the interest of local revenue (shhhh, that's a secret). There is little time left to deter or solve real crime. That then creates the other big problem, that of dozens of irate unarmed citizens a year being shot by cops for refusing to follow instructions (small wonder), and no cops being prosecuted (no big surprise).
People need to wake up and vote in some legislators that will start repealing useless revenue producing law so the police can concentrate on detering and solving real crime, what they were hired for.
2006-12-09 02:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Gunny T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is both, most law enforcement personnel are prolly not on the take, but when you rick your life for 30k or less a year you have to find away to feel like you are getting paid what you think you should make. Allot of the corruption is also with in the DA office and most judges. Since police officers can only take a small portion of the "evidence", the judges can take the bribes which could be in the thousands of dollar area. The DA can also be bribed to drop charges, lessen the charges, reduce time served for favors. And with the fact that we are all human and looking our for our selves we are not above becoming corrupted.
2006-12-09 00:46:36 · answer #3 · answered by silly_crazy_cool 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think by far it's small towns. here where i live, a town less than 1500 people, the local cops are not monitored hardly at all by any kind of superior. they are the superior with the power and ability to call all the shots. here they know all the criminals, large and small by first names. they are able to harass whom ever they see fit and know there's nothing anyone will do about it.
2006-12-09 04:59:32 · answer #4 · answered by kriztles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The larger the organization the more incidents of corruption based upon numbers! Also, the magnitude of the offense is greater in larger organizations.
2006-12-09 01:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by rockhound 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it happens more in large police department, because large police departments are more difficult to supervise.
2006-12-09 03:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by helen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Small towns are rampant with corruption, cops see their friend making twice the salary they do so they start taking drug payoff to make up the difference!!
2006-12-09 01:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by SICKO 2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bigger departments, because in a small town, everyone knows each other, and this isn't condusive to underhandedness. It can be spotted easily.
2006-12-09 09:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an equal per capita type of thing
2006-12-09 00:33:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's everywhere?
2006-12-09 06:45:26 · answer #10 · answered by Lady T 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋