Police Misconduct and Dishonesty - Essay Example

Dishonesty is a situation where a police officer fails to tell the truth about what he or she knows in order to remain loyal to fellow officers. A police officer can participate in torturing detainees in custody or may oversee the torture by other officers under his or her command, but fails to report. The police may torture a detainee in custody in order to force confessions to crimes that were not otherwise committed by the detainee. If it emerges that the detainee was tortured, the police may lie about what they know so that they can avoid the possible consequences.

Police may torture a detainee in their custody with the intention of forcing the detainee to confess to some crimes or to obtain evidence that can secure a conviction in a court of law. The police can also force some witnesses to testify in court cases by providing false evidence. The forced witnesses may be threatened with jail terms if they fail to cooperate with the police (CIP). 

In order to deal with police misconduct, anyone who witnesses it should report it either doing it directly or anonymously to the police. A review board will then analyze the case in order to establish the truth. Police officers can then be prosecuted or cleared of any misconduct charge (CMC 2013).