CONTEMPORARY

POLICE
PROBLEM

Submitted by:
FLORES,MAUREEN M.
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Submitted to:
Dr. Alexander Dionisio
Contemporary Police Problem- it is current issues
facing by the police officers.
Police Behaviour – is affected by broad forces,
including features of the organizations that hire,
train and supervise police, as well as the
environment within which they work.
Organizational- are important to understand
because factors reflecting police organization and
policies present possible points of police practice.
Contemporary Police Problem may be Classified
into the following:
Police Misconduct - is a broad category. The term
refers to a wide range of procedural, criminal and
civil violations.
Types of Misconduct
False Arrest/False Imprisonment- most
often asserted against police is false arrest.
Persons bringing this claim asserts that the
police violated their 4th amendment right
against unreasonable seizure.
 Malicious Prosecution – the officer wrongly
deprived the victim of the right to liberty
Unreasonable/Excessive force- the most
publicity, perhaps because the results of
excessive force seem the most outrageous,
involving serious physical injury or death.

Police Corruption - is the abuse of authority for

personal gain.
Types of Corruption
1. Gratuities – are small tips on good purchased
2. Taking Bribes – the payment of money or other
consideration to police officers with intent to
subvert the aims of criminal justice system.
3. Theft or Robbery – the taking of money or
property by the police while performing their
duties in another form of corruption.
4. Internal Corruption – officers pay members of
their departments for special assignments or
promotions.
Criminal - when it refers to police who violate the
penal laws.

Civil - when it refers to police who violate a citizens

civil right.

Common forms of Misconduct

 Excessive use of physical or deadly force
 Discriminatory arrest
 Physical or verbal harassment
 Selective Enforcement of the law
 False arrest and imprisonment
 Perjured testimony about illegal searches

Common Forms of Police Corruption

 Bribery
 Extortion
 Receiving of Fencing Stolen goods
 Selling drugs, theft of drugs and money from
drug dealer
  Making false report and committing perjury
 Protecting illegal gambling
 Theft of seized property
 Receiving discounts on purchases
 Selling information about police operation

Trends in the forms of Police Corruption

1. Drugs - became the major driver of corruption

replacing
gambling, prostitution and alcohol.
2. Corruption- is systemic in police departments.

Information about Police corruption comes from

several sources.

1. Appointed commission/Body of investigation

2. Civil and Criminal investigations of police
behaviour
 3. Investigations undertaken by the police
themselves
4. Accounts by public media
5. Observations by outside witnesses
6. Surveys of police officers and the public
7. Accounts by people involved in corrupt activity

Being on the Pad - this phrase is associated with

bribery and extortion, a category of police
corruption.

Police Brutality - actions such as using abusive

language, making threats, using force or coercion
unnecessarily, prodding with night sticks and
stopping and searching people to harass.
Most Common Types of Corruption in the PNP
1. Case Fixing - subjective imposition of penalties or
downright sabotage of the investigation process in
exchange for money or other things for personal
gain.
2. Bribery - receipt of cash or a gift in exchange for
past of future assistance in avoidance of
prosecution.
3. Extortion - common practice of holding "street
court" where incidents such as minor traffic tickets
can be avoided with a cash payment to the officer
and no receipt given.
4. Protection - taking of money or other rewards
from vice operators or from legitimate companies
operating illegally in return for protecting them
from law enforcement activity.
5. Recycling - use or sale of confiscated items and
evidence, usually drugs or narcotics.
6. Selective Enforcement - occurs when police
officer exploit their officer discretion
7. Internal Pay-Offs - sale of work assignments, day
offs, holidays vacation period and even promotion.

“The police are not here to

create disorder, they’re
here to preserve disorder”.
-Richard J. Daley