Police Corruption - The Tarnished Shield

legal philosophy corruption and abuse of allowance by an moodyicer is an on-going problem. Whether unreported or a headline on the seem page local newspaper, it happens either day and is naive to hypothesise separatewise. This does non mean it happens more(prenominal) or less in police departments only precisely nationwide in every(prenominal) profession. The problem stems because men were created fallible, with the leave onwardice will to choose between right and wrong. It comes down to the middle beliefs of a man and how he resists evil, corruption and worldly desires. unluckily its a hard matter to test for when recruiting officers, or either opposite employee profession. Extraordinary author and trust are disposed to police officers as the open face and authority of the miserable justice system who do operate in rightfulness and right-standing everyday. Then there is the different one percent in police that do not just fail to bring about their duties at times as everyone does, but actually aspires to breakout the law for personal nominate and advancement.\nIn The Tarnished Shield, a report by first principle News, the soil of ring attractor Michael Dowd and a dozen other officers of the NYPD was investigated and later convicted of police corruption. Michael Dowd started off stealing specie and doses off dead corpses, then dour to dealing drugs and accepting money for providing information and protection to other dealers and criminals. Eventually Officer Dowd accrue four different houses, a corvette, and a lavish life style all on $four hundred a week salary. This take continued for years take down after numerous complaints were brought against him to higher(prenominal) command because the department did not want some other scandal in the news. Later Michael Dowd was videotaped let out cocaine off the dashboard of his police squad with another officer and a drug dealer in the car. by and by the Mollen commission and a septet month investigation named work Domino, Dowd received 14 years in national prison, and 12 other officers were arrested and charge...