Police When police should say “no!” to gratuities
Many writers on police corruption see the acceptance of even the smallest gift or benefit as being the beginning of the end of an honest officer’s career. Others suggest that the acceptance of gratuities does little harm, and that there may in fact be positive benefits in the practice, not just for the officer involved, but for society as a whole.
· Police corruption [Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Charles Sturt University (PDF file)]