Act of Police Misconduct
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An Act of Police Misconduct is an illegal action and/or a misconduct that is perpetrated by police officers.
- Example(s):
- Blue Code of Silence,
- Coerced False Confession,
- Intimidation,
- False Arrest,
- False Imprisonment,
- False Confession,
- Falsification of Evidence,
- Police Perjury,
- Noble Cause Corruption,
- Racial Profiling,
- Selective Enforcement,
- Unwarranted Surveillance,
- Unwarranted Search,
- Unwarranted Seizure of Property,
- Witness Tampering,
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: False Confession, Miscarriage of Justice, Discrimination, Police Brutality, Police Corruption, Obstruction of Justice, Civil Law, Common Law, Legal System, Internal Affairs, People's Law Office, FBI, Interpol, CIA.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/police_misconduct Retrieved:2018-7-29.
- Police misconduct refers to inappropriate conduct and or illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination and or illegal motives of segregation combined as obstruction of justice. In an effort to control police misconduct, there is an accelerating trend for civilian agencies to go beyond review to engage directly in investigations and to have much greater input into disciplinary decisions. In addition, individuals and groups are now filming police in an effort to force police to become accountable for their actions and for their inactions. With the proliferation of mobile devices capable of recording alleged misconduct, police misconduct and abuse is now receiving publicity on social media and on websites including YouTube. In response, police often try to intimidate citizens to prevent them from using cameras. In other circumstances, police will illegally seize or delete evidence recorded by citizens, notwithstanding laws that make it a crime to destroy evidence of a crime being committed, irrespective of whether the crime is committed by civilians or by the police. Types of misconduct include coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial profiling, unwarranted surveillance, unwarranted searches, and unwarranted seizure of property. Others include:
- Bribing or lobbying legislators to pass or maintain laws that give police excessive power or status
- Similarly, bribing or lobbying city council members to pass or maintain municipal laws that make victim-less acts tickettable (e.g. bicycling on the sidewalk), so as to get more money
- Selective enforcement ("throwing the book at" people who one dislikes; this is often related to racial discrimination)
- Sexual misconduct
- Off-duty misconduct [1]
- Killing of dogs unjustly
- Noble cause corruption, where the officer believes the good outcomes justify bad behavior [2]
- Using badge or other ID to gain entry into concerts, to get discounts, etc.
- Influence of drugs or alcohol while on duty
- Violations by officers of police procedural policies
- Police officers often share a “blue code of silence", which means that they do not turn each other in for misconduct. While some officers have called this code a myth, [3] a 2005 survey found evidence that it exists. [4]
- Police misconduct refers to inappropriate conduct and or illegal actions taken by police officers in connection with their official duties. Police misconduct can lead to a miscarriage of justice and sometimes involves discrimination and or illegal motives of segregation combined as obstruction of justice. In an effort to control police misconduct, there is an accelerating trend for civilian agencies to go beyond review to engage directly in investigations and to have much greater input into disciplinary decisions. In addition, individuals and groups are now filming police in an effort to force police to become accountable for their actions and for their inactions. With the proliferation of mobile devices capable of recording alleged misconduct, police misconduct and abuse is now receiving publicity on social media and on websites including YouTube. In response, police often try to intimidate citizens to prevent them from using cameras. In other circumstances, police will illegally seize or delete evidence recorded by citizens, notwithstanding laws that make it a crime to destroy evidence of a crime being committed, irrespective of whether the crime is committed by civilians or by the police. Types of misconduct include coerced false confession, intimidation, false arrest, false imprisonment, falsification of evidence, spoliation of evidence, police perjury, witness tampering, police brutality, police corruption, racial profiling, unwarranted surveillance, unwarranted searches, and unwarranted seizure of property. Others include:
- ↑ Martinelli TJ. (2007). Minimizing Risk by Defining Off-Duty Police Misconduct. The Police Chief.
- ↑ Martinelli TJ. (2006). Unconstitutional Policing: The Ethical Challenges in Dealing with Noble Cause Corruption. Police Chief.
- ↑ Ferrell CE. (2003). Code of Silence: Fact or Fiction?. Police Chief.
- ↑ Westmarland L. (2005). Police Ethics and Integrity: Breaking the Blue Code of Silence. Policing and Society.