Police misconduct. Police organization and management class.

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Police Misconduct
Police officers hold significant responsibilities since they enforce the law that is enacted and implemented by the justice system. They are entitled to maintain law and order, which makes people well-organized in society. However, in some cases, cops fail to fulfill their obligations in their line of duty. One of the things that significantly contributes to the ineffectiveness and inefficiency of law enforcement is police misconduct. In particular, police misconduct entails the unethical and illegal activities or the violation of people’s constitutional rights, which occur when cops are performing their duties. Some of the renowned examples of police misconduct are fraud, torture to get confessions, dishonesty, coercion, sexual assault and harassment, police brutality, and the abuse of authority (“Police misconduct”). Cops who engage in such things do the opposite of what they are expected to do. For instance, instead of creating order in society, rogue police officers cause confusion. In some cases, they hinder proper criminal investigations, which exposes people to danger, particularly when law offenders remain in the community while innocent individuals suffer in jail for the crime they did not commit. Police misconduct is a significant problem that needs to be eliminated in society, which is the reason why the paper focuses on various ways to address this issue.
Police misconduct makes it challenging for actual criminals to be apprehended or face the law. The United States of America (USA) Today Network conducted a study in 2019 and found out that approximately 85,000 police officers in the country have either been disciplined or investigated for misconduct in the last decade. Some of these cops planted evidence on criminal suspects, beat people, used excessive force when arresting law offenders, and abused the authority by using their badges to harass females sexually (Kelly and Nichols). Others had stolen properties, drove while drunk, lied, engaged in domestic violence, and obstructed investigations. The most significant issue is police officers concealing the evidence showing their misdeeds to individuals in the community. In other words, it is challenging to get witnesses who are ready to incriminate cops since members of the public are afraid of their vengeance. Some of the records showing police misconduct are kept away from public scrutiny. Some law enforcement agencies shield police officers when they engage in illegal activities to avoid damaging their reputation. Consequently, people affected by police misconduct might not get the justice they deserve, particularly if the suspected cops are well-networked to influential leaders or politicians.
If police officers break the laws or go against the expectations of their scope of work, they should be punished to avoid increasing the crime rate. When the public notices that some cops are accepting bribery or are easily corruptible, many criminals are likely to commit a crime since they know that they will never see the inside of a cell. Based on the accountability and discipline records, over 30,000 police officers were decertified or banned from their profession in 44 ...