Political corruption has been around seemingly forever.It’s like a weed that never will go away no matter how much you want it gone. Indeed Robert Lekachman noted, “Greed characterizes the workings of government” (360). Bell, California is an example of how political corruption took place. City councilmen and women took misappropriations of public funds, raising taxes and pocketing most of the money. Members of the city council took advantage of citizens, stealing the money they paid in taxes. Robert Rizzo, city manager, was making nearly $800,000 a year, which demonstrates how corrupt people in power can get to be. Bell, California demonstrates how the government imposed unfair taxation and the changes the taxes were going to make, never happened.…
Are police ever justified in committing illegal acts that violate others rights are they ever justified especially when there is no personal gain but for reasons that may seem to be about a higher purpose. This is the argument for noble cause corruption. This idea brings it to the end justifies the means thinking. If we start down this line where can it lead us? The idea that we can justify any action that would violate civil rights and other laws because we feel that our cause is noble and it is not being done for personal gain but the good of others can lead us into some dark places. The noble cause thinking is able to lead us to think any action or violation is fine because the end product will be worth it. I have to admit this thinking worries me greatly not just on a national level where I think we see quite a bit of this but may not always recognize it as such, but personally I have had this happen in my job. I was called out to meet with a young girl I believe she was 11 at the time and had reported her brother- in law for sexual abuse it had been going on for several years. The officer in charge could not get her to give him a statement beyond he did this and it was a lot of times and then she shut down on him. I explained that her sister kicked him out he left the area and he was gone from her life, she accomplished what she wanted to have happen the offender disappear. The officer asked me to secretly record her and turn the tape over to him and if I would not do it he would have someone else speak to her and the person he was asking was the mother of another one of his victims. I thought this was a good example of noble cause. I of course had to speak to his chief and let the parent of the girl know that someone else was going to talk to her and that is when I learned it was the mother of the other victim. The argument that…
Removing the corruption from within the government was a top priority for Progressive Presidents and activists. Due to the great gap between the upper and lower classes in America, this also led to trust busting during this period, the breakout of outrageously wealthy trust organizations such as General Electric. Many laws were passed during this period to enforce these ideas, such as the Federal Farm act of 1916, the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, and the Meat Inspection Act. The first similarity between the two periods is the ten year overlap at the end of the 19th century. These were both periods of great advancements in the United States, but otherwise they stood for very different principles. The primary difference between the two period…
I thought to myself, “What is this young man doing?” At that time, I did not know what his intention was, so I asked him what those roses are for. I did not understand the meaning behind them. Of course, I had to ask him for the intention. As a counselor, I had the right to know the motivation behind this gift. I asked him the purpose of this gift, and he told me that he just wanted to show gratitude toward somebody who he respects. There was no other meaning. It was just a gift to someone who had helped him with obstacles throughout the school year. Finally, I accepted the gift. At the same time when I was asking him questions, I also evaluated the gift and its intention in my head. First of all, I knew that the gift does not worth a whole lot of money, and the gift is not belong to the student personally. After knowing the intention of the gift, so I believed that it was okay to accept…
The movie I chose was “Serpico.” The setting of the movie begins with Frank Serpico the main character graduating from the Police Academy, He is determined to be a “good” cop and represent everything that the image of a law enforcer is meant to be. However, where there is bad there is good and the police force is no exception. No matter where Serpico goes Police Corruption seems to be all around and his morals are challenged time and time again. He however wants to change this and break down on Police Corruption, but of course with every department being corrupt instead of making it better for himself he is slowly digging his grave. The movie shows that corruption in the police department is very common and those whom are part of will do anything for it not to be uncovered even at the cost of losing officers.…
The victims of the 1992 Somalia war are publicized across the world. Americans are shocked by the images of malnutrition; video of underfed children in Somalia with swollen bellies and skeletal men and women hawking over bits of grain and brown water. By 1993 year, nearly 300,000 Somalis die of starvation due to clan infighting following the ouster of Mogadishu dictator Siad Barre (CITED THIS). This widespread famine in Somalia is the result of long-term civil war between the Somali National Movement, faction leader Mohammed Farrah Aidid, and various other tribes. All sides agree to a ceasefire so that a United Nations monitoring missions team can provide the much…
For years police corruption has been a major problem in American society but where is the line between moral and unethical police corruption, many modern movies address this vary issue. Some films portray how types of police corruption can have a positive influence on society, while others show the dark side of police corruption. Many law enforcement agents join the criminal justice with the basic idea of "justice for all," however, most of them do not realize that the nice guy doesn't always win. Even though there are vast amounts of movies which specifically address police corruption we will use three main movies for our argument today, mostly LA Confidential, however, also Training Day.…
Corruption in policing is far more serious than commanders in the police departments would admit. Police organization in particular find it difficult to maintain an effective fight against corruption. “The police are invested with far reaching powers and a significant degree of discretion in order to perform their duty” (Lamboo, 2010, para. 2). Consequently, it is unrealistic to expect police departments to exert a serious, effective, and sustained anti-corruption effort without outside help and oversight. History of police departments lends weight to this argument. Despite the cycles of scandal and reform spanning over a century, none has led to effective long-term remedies. The debates toward the approach are neither that naive nor optimistic…
In order for a Police agency to prevent and deter Police misconduct, there must be a definition to what actions and behaviors that the term will encompass. The term ‘police corruption’ has been used to describe many activities: bribery; violence and brutality; fabrication and destruction of evidence; racism; favoritism or nepotism. Many different scholars differ in their own examples of the definition. Before attempting to the question of whether a precise definition is possible, it is worth examining the range of activities that might be included within a broad discussion of corruption. In (Bayley and Perito, 2011), it is defined as police corruption is a contested phrase with narrow and broad meanings. Narrowly defined, corruption refers to police personnel who use their position and authority for personal rather than public benefit. More broadly, corruption refers to any violation of rules even when there is no personal gain, as in perjury, physical abuse of prisoners, sexual misconduct, robbery, and racial profiling. Another definition that has been used to describe Police corruption is Police deviance. Police deviance occurs when law enforcement Officers behave in a manner that is inconsistent with the officer’s legal authority, organizational authority, and standards of ethical conduct.…
Betrayal is often depicted in literature. Treachery often comes from unexpected places. However, in Macbeth the place where treachery comes from is not so surprising. Macbeth’s betrayal of his friends and countrymen shows the theme behind the book. Power corrupts even the best of men. His corruption and lust for power leads him to these betrayals. Three separate betrayals occurred in Macbeth: the betrayal of King Duncan a leader, of a friend Banquo and finally his countrymen Macduff’s family.…
Human beings are social animals, and we survive through our own efforts and other people’s help. Yet we can also see that indifference exists among us. With the increase of our population number, people seem to be not so willing to help others or care others and this is a problem that should attract our attention. Moreover, with the accumulation of social wealth, people are becoming less motivated or corrupted. In the movie Chinatown, and the autobiography of Carlos Bulosan America is in the Heart, we can find how indifference and corruption play important roles in these two works. Obviously, from a common perspective, it is not right to be indifferent or corrupted, but why people are becoming that way? The aim of this paper is to find those…
Examples of how ethics plays a role in criminal justice can be outlined in the following career fields, 1) Police, 2) Attorneys, 3) Individual-Participation. Police interact with the public on a daily basis. They have a tough job of dealing with a diverse group of individuals and not all of these individuals are easy to deal with. There are many ways to assess how ethics can influence police behavior (Gruber, n.d.). This can include the way police interact with their community and how their community relates to them. If police officers are conducting themselves in an ethical manner, the community, in-turn will behave in a calm and respectful manner. Once the community and police officers build that ethical relationship, this will eventually…
Deviancy and corruption within police organizations has influenced public’s negative perceptions and attitudes, as well as negatively impact the social relationship between the two groups. Policing in America, was established to maintain social order by enforcing rules and laws, protecting citizens, and taking appropriate action to ensure safety and justice. Police officers are expected to exercise “power and authority” while preserving moral character, but it is not always the case. Individual morale is closely examined when police recruits are seeking a position with a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency. As mentioned by the author Kappeler, recruits are evaluated based on their ability to adapt to the 'code of practices' used…
Police Corruption happens all around the world, and it has been going on for many years now. Police Corruption is a very large problem many local agencies face every day in the United States. Police corruption is defined as the “abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain by a police officer acting officially”. (Singh, 2007)…
Now I want to tell you a few words about myself. I am 168 sm tall a nice-looking girl with a fair complexion. As for my figure, in my view I am not fat, but I am exceedingly well-fed. My face is oval, I have green, warm eyes and regular, large features. My eyebrows are arched and bushy and my hair is brown, waved and luxuriant. I have got even teeth, a round chin, a broad, open forehead and curving eyelashes. I am a Sagittarius by a horoscope. Frankly speaking, I trust others easily and expect in turn to be trusted. I like exchanging ideas and see the bright side of things. Generally speaking, I am imaginative, creative, and well-read. But I can be hot-headed and cruel with enemies. Apparently, I am a gambler at heart and risky. My parents believe that I am individualistic, very shy and intelligent. From their point of view I am a calm and composed person. But they also think that I can be very idle and irresponsible, because I don’t always help with the household chores. As for my teachers, they think that I am a hardworking, quick on the uptake, average, funny student. They tell me that I seem to be really trying my best to finish my school work and maintain my good grades. Unfortunately, sometimes I don’t pass all my work in on time, and to be quite honest, my teachers think that I am a bit lazy person. And they don’t think I work as hard as I am capable of. My friends think of me as a ball of fire, cheerful and a mixed up person, because I love sports, serials, different kinds of books, films and I am fond of almost everything which connect with mysticism. All in all, just talking and walking with my friends makes me very happy. Some of my friends think that sometimes I am a mean person and a bore. I fully agree with the fact that usually I can me an awful bore but I don’t know why they are sure that I am a mean person. I am a person with strong morals who desires to do the right thing to the entire humanity. As for my plans about my future,…