Mr. Aufiero: Blog Post - Do the Police Have an Obligation to Participate in Internal Investigations and Research about Corruption?
Police corruption is an unfortunate problem we have in the United States. Although some places like Detroit and New Orleans were known to be corrupt in the past, corruption is everywhere and we live through it every day. Corruption can vary from bribes, to theft and burglary, and even abuse of power. It is only fair for police departments to collaborate with any research on corruption. They have the moral obligation to do so, and they should be open to any questioning. The only way to stop or at least contain corruption is to "cut the head off the snake" by stopping internal corruption, which is where it all starts. Officers shouldn't have the choice of participating in such research, they should have the obligation to do so.
