Essay On Police Subculture

Police subculture and code of ethics Police subculture is one that is questioned with police brutality, use of excessive force in administering order, cover-ups for fellow police officers, corruption, and other unethical issues in the police system. An efficient police system would mean a flawless one, where there is no corruption or any form of misconduct where recruitment and training would all be fair. The police have time and time again been on the frontline for assault against a particular society, such as the black community who continually are being harassed by the law-enforcement. The moment a police officer swears the oath, he also commits himself to serve all of mankind, regardless of age, color, ethnicity, social status, or race.
Police officers usually cover up for their fellow colleagues and thus hindering administration of justice. Police officers tend to be loyal to their fellow police officers as opposed to being loyal to the course of the work and to the constitution. Cover ups are mainly because of a fellow police officer using excessive force on the public, bribery, sexual molestation. However, police cover-ups normally have dire consequences. For example, when discovered, they usually tarnish a department’s credibility which leads to the public questioning the competence of the police department as a whole. It contradicts the oath that states; I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor or malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities. The oath clearly states that no compromise for crime (bribery, sexual molestation) and prosecution of criminals. It also defines that no personal feelings, friendships (colleagues) should influence the decisions a police officer should