Understanding the psychology of police misconduct

[safeinOhio]

1. Good stuff, really good stuff.

A great place to start is with what many cops call "Professional courtesy". It starts with not writing tickets to other cops and ends up not reporting serious crimes by other cops along with stealing and assaults. Once you open that door it grows and grows. Some chiefs and sheriffs know and practice putting a stop to it, but not enough of them, because they have benefited from it themselves for years. A great cop writes a ticket to his or her boss and even the mayor. A great top brass of the department fires the cop that doesn't write the ticket on the spot. Until this becomes the norm, corruption will continue and grow.
As citizens, it is our job to ALWAYS report misconduct to the brass. Trust me, enough complaints and action will follow.