Society-At-Large Hypothesis on Corruption
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006The society-at-large hypothesis offered by O.W. Wilson asserted that society itself may be responsible for corrupting public servants such as police officers. O.W. Wilson believed that these was a high level of corruption in the Chicago Police Department because the community extended gratuities given to doormen, and other service oriented positions to those is public service. In other words officers were offered small amounts of money in exchange for protection or other services. Police officers came to expect these gratuities as a bellhop might expect a tip for bringing luggage up to a hotel room or a valet might expect a tip for parking a car.
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