"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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The long flowing line,
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At Pallas Athena’s side....”
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