STUDY OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ANTI-CORUPTION CAMPAIGN, OCTOBER 1970 - AUGUST 1972

• NCJ Number: 13967
• Author(s): W P BROWN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 193 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Corporate Author: City University of New York
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

POLICE CONSULTANT'S REPORT ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND 'MONEY CORRUPTION' - A POLICEMAN'S DELIBERATE USE OF OR FAILURE TO USE OFFICIAL POWERS IN ORDER TO GAIN ILLEGAL, TANGIBLE REWARDS, MONEY OR CASH-EQUIVALENT FAVORS.

Abstract

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO POINT OUT THE NATURE OF THE CORRUPTION PROBLEM FACED BY THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE VARIOUS ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE FIRST 22 MONTHS OF COMMISSIONER PATRICK MURPHY'S TERM OF OFFICE ARE SUMMARIZED. AN ANALYSIS OF THESE MEASURES INDICATES DIRECTIONS FOR FURTHER ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVITY.