forms, extent & cause of poloice deviance

1. CHAITANYA LIMBACHIYA
Semester -2 LLM-1 CRIMINAL LAW GROUP
ROLL NO. 4

2. Police deviance is a much broader term
than corruption. It includes all activities
which are inconsistent with norms, values,
or ethics.

3. Two types:
1. OCCUPATIONAL DEVIANCE, involves
“criminal and noncriminal behavior
committed during the course of normal work
activities or committed under the guise of
the police officer’s authority”
2. ABUSE OF AUTHORITY, involves “the
violation of the trust placed in police officers”

4.  Serving the Community
 Safeguarding Lives and Property
 Protecting the Innocent
 Keeping the Peace
 Ensuring the Rights of All to Liberty, Equality,
and Justice

5.  Corruption-- forbidden acts involving misuse
of office for gain
 Misconduct -- wrongdoing violations of
departmental procedures
 Favoritism -- unfair "breaks" to friends or
relatives (nepotism)

6.  Brutality
 Abuse of Authority
 Lying
 Theft
 Alcohol/Drug Abuse

7. When a citizen charges police brutality, they may
be referring to a number of things, including:
 profane or abusive language
 commands to move or go home
 field stops and searches
 threats of implied violence
 prodding with a nightstick or approaching with a
pistol
 the actual use of physical force

8.  Legally – Police would overuse the law for
their own benefits.
 Physically – illegal search and seizure

9.  Writing fake Reports
 Making up Evidence
 Cover-ups
 Lying in Court

10.  Theft of Property
 Bribery
 Extortion

11.  Drinking on duty is very common
 Drug abuse among police officers has been
a growing concern for over a decade.
 Officers have access to both alcohol and
drugs.

12.  MISUSE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
This normally involves jeopardizing an ongoing
investigations by "leaking" information to
friends, relatives, the public, the press, or in
some cases, directly to the criminal suspects or
members of their gang.
 FALSE CONFESSION
False confession is a form of noble cause
misconduct that involves wrong conviction of a
confessor who is not responsible for committing
the crime

13.  FALSE ARREST
This involves holding a plaintiff under custody
devoid of any reason or order given by the
Court.
 FAKE OR FORGED EVIDENCE
Fake evidence refers to acquired unlawfully
and provided to the Federal or State Court to
alter the court ruling.

14.  POLICE GRATUITY
A gratuity is the receipt of free meals, services, or
discounts. Non federal police usually do not regard
these as forms of corruption
 POLICE SHAKEDOWNS
A shakedown is when the police extort a business
owner for protection money.

15.  POLICE PERJURY
This is usually a means to effect an act of
corruption, leaving out certain pertinent pieces
of information in order to "fix" a criminal
prosecution.
 POLICE PROFANITY
There are many reasons why a police officer
would use obscene and profane language.
Effective use of verbal communication is one of
the skills expected in police work.

16.  Lack of supervision
 Unsatisfied on amount of the income
 Psychological status
 Public ignorance
 Peer influence

17. A police department has as much
misbehavior as it is willing to tolerate. Police
deviance and corruption will likely continue
to be issues that concern both the public and
police administrators.

18.  The head of the enforcement should do the
following:
1. Clarify the expectations for their officers
2. Develop a ethical climate for their officers
3. All police misconduct must be handle quickly and firmly.
 They must hold supervisors accountable for the
behavior of their officers.

19. THANK YOU