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Most officers do not enter into their jobs intending to be corrupt. Most do their very difficult job and never fall into the clutch of corruption.
Often corruption in a police department will start very small. A police officer may fall victim to the pressures of financial difficulties while handling large amounts of money, and expensive items siezed during raids.
One officer may find gratification in committing a small crime, like pocketing a drug dealers money or taking evidence. This may seem at the time to be insignificant with a victimless result.
Often one officer who commits a small crime will influence others to join in. When this happens corruption within the department is more likely to become a problem.
This problem will become more proficient if Internal Affairs dept. personel choose to cover up instead of handling and repremanding officers that commit misconduct activities.
Management must deal with misconduct issues in a manner that shows other officers this type of activity will not be tolerated. The thin blue line often gives officers a false sense of security, making them feel that they are untouchable and cannot be held accountible for the crimes they commit.
Should management fail to investigate complaints by citizens in a diligent manner, then the department becomes at risk of outside agencies needing to step in to conduct an investigation. Often this type of investigation will result in negative publicity for the department and could also result in Police officers facing prosecution on a Federal level.
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