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4 pages in length. The expectation that law enforcement officials are immune to the influences inherent to the criminal element they monitor is one that is both reckless and unattainable; while a certain percentage of those who enter the criminal justice system uphold their ethical fortitude in the face of overwhelming temptation, others do not remain on the straight and narrow -- or may never have been there in the first place. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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criminal justice system uphold their ethical fortitude in the face of overwhelming temptation, others do not remain on the straight and narrow -- or may never have been there in
the first place. II. STRUCTURAL HYPOTHESIS The combination of opportunistic tendencies within a criminal environment and an especially low level of supervision illustrates how corruption can exist because of
the structural composition inherent to police work. Determining just where the line is drawn where "acceptable police deviance is concerned, Kappeler et al (1998) not how "many routine behaviors
of the police would indeed be considered criminal for ordinary citizens." As such, it becomes quite blurry as to what is considered a tolerable level of police (mis)conduct.
Legitimizing police corruption, brutality and/or deviance of any kind has Kappeler et al (1998) concerned that the law - an entity whose entire reason for being is to protect society
as a whole - "is often written and can be interpreted in ways that give the police sufficient latitude to deviate in their pursuit of legitimate goals" (Kappeler et al,
1998). Hicks (2009) further points out how exposure to a "steady of diet of wrongdoing" teaches law enforcement officers how upstanding citizens are also part of the criminal element,
which serves to sway some police to "develop cynical attitude that everyone is just out to get their share" (Hicks, 2009). When examining
the level of power inherent to law enforcement, it must be asked what the motivation is to be moral when situations present themselves that test an officers ethical fiber.
Is it because it is the right thing to do or because one is afraid to get caught? And what of rationality - is that not merely a reflection
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