This study examines crime and corruption among Russian law enforcement after the 2009 Police Reforms (hereto forward referred to as Reforms). These Reforms sought to curb corruption at all levels of the Russian civil service and among uniformed law enforcement personnel. Many thought that the rebranding of the Militsiya as Politsiya would have a transformational effect, both within the organization and on how others perceived it. Ultimately, the rebranding effort failed; the only concrete changes were the organization’s name and its personnel’s uniforms. In fact, the Reforms seem to have contributed to even more corruption and abuse of power, as well as an expansion of MVD’s1 ties to corrupt networks.2 The Law on the Police was the centerpiece of efforts to improve Russian law enforcement activities.3 It sought to enhance the MVD’s legitimacy and effectiveness. Some specialists believed that the Law on the Police was destined to fail, since its promoters lacked a clear vision of how to achieve reform and also because of the absence of a significant pro-reform constituency within the MVD.