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Corruption in Correctional officers
Corruption in Correctional
officers
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Chicago Police Department- Ethical and social issues 1

Introduction
Though the department of law enforcement is responsible for enforcing law and order in the city,
it has a lamentable legacy of both heroism and corruption. At one side, some police officers
sacrifice their lives for the call of duty and protect citizens to preserve peace and at another side,
there are scandals and long list of officers engaged in cruelty, bribery and criminal activities.
Ethical or social justice issues
According to anti-corruption reports published by the Political Science Department, public
corruption is defined as an illegal or unethical act committed by a public official for his or her
self-interest rather than for the public good. Police corruption is a menace is society that not only
undermines the trust of the citizens but also wastes millions of dollars of taxpayer’s money due
to corruption related law suits, prosecutions and settlements. According to an Anti-Corruption
Report Number, the news reports since 1960, it has been seen that 295 Chicago police officers
have committed crimes like drug dealing, beating of citizens, theft, eliminating evidence against
criminals and murder.
Major challenges
Correctional officers face many challenges in the way of becoming clean and honest law
enforcement agency which are:
Lack of economic resources: Because of the staggering economy and public pushback there has
been a massive cut backs on the equipment and training budgets. Many police officers have
complained of layoffs which have become common phenomena nowadays. Also, pension
reforms have not been implemented. Due to these problems the morale of the police is low and
hence they do not follow ethical conduct and mal-treat the citizens.
Chicago Police Department- Ethical and social issues 2

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