NCJ Number
43843
Date Published
1974
Length
0 pages
Annotation
ASPECTS OF POLICE CORRUPTION AND WAYS OF COMBATING CORRUPTION ARE DISCUSSED BY POLICE CHIEFS AND OFFICERS OF THE COURT IN AN AUDIO TAPE/MAGAZINE PRESENTATION.
Abstract
THE VIEWS OF A POLICE COMMISSIONER, A POLICE CHIEF, A JUDGE, AND RESEARCHER ARE PRESENTED CONCERNING THE REASONS FOR CORRUPTION IN POLICE AGENCIES AND OTHER BRANCHES OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE ROLE A POLICE CHIEF SHOULD TAKE IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION, AND METHODS OF DISCOURAGING CORRUPTION. THE COMMISSIONER EMPHASIZES THAT AN AGENCY'S FREEDOM FROM CORRUPTION DEPENDS DIRECTLY ON LEADERSHIP, THAT AN AGENCY MUST HAVE A SPECIFIC ANTICORRUPTION PROGRAM, AND THAT THE EARLY SIGNS OF CORRUPTION SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED. THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THAT CORRUPTION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IS PRIMARILY THE RESULT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FAILURE. THE JUDGE NOTES THAT THE POLICE PROFESSION COMPARES FAVORABLY TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION WITH REGARD TO SELF-EXAMINATION AND REFORM. EXAMPLES OF GRATUITIES OFFERED POLICE OFFICERS ARE PRESENTED, VARIOUS TYPES OF CORRUPTION ARE IDENTIFIED, AND FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO POLICE CORRUPTION ARE LISTED. INTERVIEWS WITH A POLICE CHIEF WHO HAS DONE MUCH TO ELIMINATE CORRUPTION IN HIS DEPARTMENT AND WITH A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ASSIGNED TO ROOT OUT CORRUPTION IN NEW YORK STATE'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE ALSO PRESENTED. SUMMARIES OF ARTICLES ON POLICEWOMEN ON PATROL, CRIME ALERTS IN NEW ORLEANS, CITIZEN PATROLS IN NEW YORK CITY, A PROGRAM IN WHICH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TEACH YOUNGER CHILDREN ABOUT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CRIME PREVENTION. THE USE OF BLIMPS FOR POLICE PATROL AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, PREVENTIVE PATROL, AND CAUSES OF JOB STRESS ARE REPRODUCED IN THE MAGAZINE.