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Cultural roots Tucson, AZ.f police corruption in India

Arvind Verma (Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)

Policing: An International Journal

ISSN: 1363-951X

Article publication date: 1 September 1999

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Abstract

Corruption within the Indian police organization is not a new phenomenon and folklore has always associated police with extortion and brutality. At present, corruption exists in many forms and in every rank and has reached an alarming stage where some practices are not even considered deviant. This paper argues that such pervasive corruption is an expression of the organizational culture that has its roots in the British Raj. The paper, based upon an insider’s viewpoints, describe some unusual forms of corruption and suggest how these emanate from organizational practices that have continued unchanged for more than a 100 years.

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Verma, A. (1999), "Cultural roots Tucson, AZ.f police corruption in India", Policing: An International Journal, Vol. 22 No. 3, pp. 264-279. https://doi.org/10.1108/13639519910285044

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MCB UP Ltd

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