"Noble Cause Corruption" and Police
In ethics the dialogue of policing includes a discussion on "noble cause corruption." This ethical corruption is a departure from conventional discussions on corruption, which typically focus on monetary corruption. According to police literature noble cause corruption is police corruption that occurs because officers are corrupted by and for the noble cause. In Police Ethics in it argued that this is why some of the best officers are also some of the most susceptible to corruption.
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Famous quotes containing the words noble, corruption and/or police:
“My noble friend, chew upon this.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Were it not for the corruption and viciousness of degenerate men, there would be no ... necessity that men should separate from this great and natural community, and by positive agreements combine into smaller and divided associations.”
—John Locke (1632–1704)
“Scandal begins when the police put a stop to it.”
—Karl Kraus (1874–1936)