Much of the literature on police corruption and police reforms is dominated
by case studies of those societies classified as developed. However, under the
influence of globalization, developing societies have become a focal point of
scholarly interest and examination. This book contributes to that interest
and examination through its focus on a wide variety of developing societies,
spanning several continents. Consequently, it is also intended to make a
contribution to changing the developed society dominance in the literature
on police corruption and police reforms.
A generalized understanding of police corruption—its causes, consequences,
and reform efforts to control it—is not fully possible without
completely considering and assessing diverse perspectives derived from
understanding the basic realities of different societies and the issues and processes
of policing those societies face. This book therefore provides critical
analyses of the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of police corruption
and misconduct in developing societies and the police reforms that
either have been embarked upon or are necessary to control and mitigate the
deleterious effects of this corruption and misconduct among the police corps.