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Compare and contrast police corruption and police misconduct.

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Illegal behaviors committed by police officers who use their authority as police officers to commit crimes, which are motivated by personal gain is called police ______.

A) abuse of force
B) corruption
C) extortion
D) misappropriation

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Identify the four tools that may be utilized to crack the code of silence.

When the police engage in illegal actions in order to achieve a perceived greater good, it is called ______.

In lawsuits against police officers, the most common allegations were false arrest and excessive force.

Media reports tend to provide an accurate representation of police misconduct.

Define, and provide two examples of, police misconduct.

Police corruption is a relatively new concept and has only been a major issue in the United States since the late 1950s.

Which of the following would be the most likely response to an officer who violated the unwritten rules of the police subculture?

One major hurdle to combatting police corruption and misconduct is the fact that seldom are there credible witnesses to misconduct. However, body-worn cameras have the potential to change this fact.

Which types of police officer misconduct are grounds for decertification?

The national reporting system for instances of police misconduct is maintained by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The biggest limitation on using lawsuits against police as a source for information on police misconduct is ______.

The ______ is a database of decertified police officers.

When police departments remove discretion and create an affirmative duty of officers to report serious misconduct of other officers, it is called ______.

Which data source on police misconduct asks officers to provide information on misconduct by co-workers?

Officers who make more arrests tend to have more complaints filed against them.

As an alternative to the traditional method of processing citizen-initiated complaints, some departments hold mediation sessions, bringing the officer and complainant together to resolve the issue.

Research regarding early intervention systems (EIS) ______.

Identify the potential barriers to an effective citizen complaint process, and why this is a barrier to fighting police corruption and misconduct.