SOC327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: In Cahoots, Telephone Tapping, Corruption Perceptions Index
19 Oct 2015
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Deviance: violation of norms, customs, values, laws, etc. Officers must follow guidelines set in place. Show up for work, fill out forms, wear uniform. Break the law in order to enforce the law. Destroy evidence, leave evidence out, illegal wiretap, etc. Canada: has not had much of a problem with corruption, serious history of over-zealous policing. Still persists: systemic, not just a few officers. Corruption: developing nations, police are highly corrupt. Officers are not well paid, so they do not have high standards and do not attract the best people. Public has mistrust of police: usually starts at the top. Politicians get elected who are corrupt: not isolated, un. List countries that are most/least corrupt: becomes a way of increasing income when severely underpaid, day to day thing, police. Corruption was a way to get back at them. Now that they are democratic, still have corrupt values: canada. Try to keep it out of system.
