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A 2012 report into police corruption in England and Wales by the IPCC noted the prevalence of the serious offences referred to them from 2008 to 2011; perverting the course of justice (33%), theft or fraud (30%), abuse of authority (15%), unauthorised disclosure of information (13%), and misuse of systems (9%). [204]
An anti-corruption agency is a special police agency specialised in fighting political corruption and engaging in general anti-corruption activities. Most are founded by statute, but some have a constitutional status.
The 2013 United States Department of State report on Poland raised several concerns of police brutality; [247] The report cited a case of police officers using violence to acquire a confession for armed robbery in 2012, [247] though it also noted that these police officers were eventually indicted for police brutality. [247]
The head of Britain’s biggest police force said “painful stories” will emerge as work progresses to get rid of hundreds of corrupt officers.
Colombia is perceived to be the most corrupt country in the world, according to U.S. News' 2020 Best Countries rankings, a characterization of 73 countries based on a survey of more than 20,000 ...
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index that scores and ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector [1] corruption, as assessed by experts and business executives. [2] The CPI generally defines corruption as an "abuse of entrusted power for private gain".
Berlin-based think-tank Transparency International published its latest Corruption Perceptions Index, which gives a score of 100 for very clean governments, and 0 for highly corrupt ones.
The code is one example of police corruption and misconduct. Officers who engaged in discriminatory arrests, physical or verbal harassment, and selective enforcement of the law are considered to be corrupt, while officers who follow the code may participate in some of these acts during their careers for personal matters or in order to protect or support fellow officers. [5]