Date of Award
Winter 12-2021
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Dr. David Baker
Second Advisor
Dr. Olivia Cook
Abstract
Police corruption within the United States has been around since the formation of the first police department in Boston, Massachusetts. Furthermore, the pervasiveness of police corruption threaten the lives and safety of civilians residing in the U.S. Past reform movements failed to eradicate the issue and bring about change. This has inspired the question how can police departments and uniformed officers be reformed to eradicate police corruption. A case study of uniformed police officers in popular police departments would demonstrate the pervasiveness, adaptability, and factors of police corruption. A historical analysis of the New York Police Department, Miami Police Department, and Los Angeles Police department proved that corruption adapts over time and is molded by the environment and culture of the department. This analysis has led to five possible reform solutions that could possibly eradicate police corruption.
Recommended Citation
Dixon, Keara, "Investigating Corruption Amongst Uniformed Police Officers in Local Police Departments" (2021). Honor’s College Freeman Research Journal. 25.
https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/frj/25
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