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This 5 page paper takes a look at New York City’s finest at its not so fine moments in recent history. The Luima and Diallo cases are noted in the context of statistics relayed by Amnesty International. Ideas as to why brutality among officers occurs is explored through a look at studies on the subject. The paper begins by looking at Serpico’s experience when he uncovered corruption in the sixties. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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occupy the largest cities in America. In New York City, recent attention has been focused on the blue wall of silence, where officers stand up for their cohorts when corruption
is discovered. But it is important to realize that not all police officers in New York City are corrupt and not all keep their mouths shut. A look at some
recent cases may help to shed some light on the problem areas as they exist in the Big Apple. About three decades ago Frank Serpico broke through that blue wall
of silence and in fact became a legend, having a book written and a popular film made about the things which happened to him when he fought against a corrupt
police force. Serpico was an undercover officer who blew the whistle on police corruption in New York City after he testified before an investigatory commission on bribery and graft he
had witnessed among officers for three years (Arias 143). After Serpico testified, he was shot in the face during a drug bust and some have suggested that he was in
fact set up by his co-workers (143). But he was never killed. He continued to stay on the force and retired in 1972 (143). A year later, the film Serpico
was released (143). The fact that such a big deal was made over this honest New York City cops attempt to call forth justice provides credence to the assumption that
there are problems on the New York City police force. Serpico lectures and is known to have said the following "The uniform is not going to change you. If youre
a crook before you put it on, youre still a crook. Worse, youll be a hypocrite" (Arias 143). About twenty or thirty years since Serpicos days on the force comes
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