Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research
Abstract
In the light of substantial police corruption and misconduct in the history of the Detroit Police force, the defense of “a few bad apples” is frequently proffered. To examine the validity of the bad apple defense, this paper examines how the DPD’s leadership and rank and file officers responded to allegations and criminal charges for police corruption under Mayor Coleman A. Young. The paper concludes that police culture played a role in law enforcement corruption and points to the importance of understanding police corruption and its causes to better address the issue.
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Quick, Megan
(2024)
"Bad Apples or a Rotten Orchard: Detroit Police Culture and its Protection of Corruption,"
Rushton Journal of Undergraduate Humanities Research: Vol. 1, Article 6.
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https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/rushton/vol1/iss1/6
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