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A 5 page paper that begins with a Table of Contents. The paper discusses the corruption and brutality evident in the New Orleans Police Department. The essay is comprised of numerous examples of the malfeasance and other crimes, including murder, committed by police officers in this department. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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b. Same officer convicted of drug dealing. c. Police officer murders owners of restaurant, subsequently convicted of murder. d. Police officer convicted of extortion of three persons. e. Chief clerk
for Traffic Court and nine other officials convicted of accepting bribes. 3. Examples of Corruption During and After Hurricane Katrina: a. Police officers steal 200 cars before Katrina hit land.
c. Police officers videoed looting Wal-Mart and threatening reporter. e. Police officers photographed looting other stores. g. 80 police officers fired; 60 suspended for abandoning post or not showing up
during Katrina 4. Continued Police Brutality: a. Police officers videoed beating up a 64-year old man and hitting reporter The New Orleans Police Department has a long history
of corruption and brutality. As one author said: "Adjusted for population size, the state ranks third in the number of elected officials convicted of crimes" (Daily News, 2005). In fact,
14 state judges were convicted for various crimes (The Daily News, 2005). In 1990, the New Orleans Police Department was called "the nations most corrupt police force and the least
effective" (Daily News, 2005). In 1994, Officer Len Davis ordered the murder of Kim Groves, who had filed a brutality complaint against him (Good Bad and Corrupt, 2006). Groves was
murdered on October 13 of that year (Good Bad and Corrupt, 2006). Federal agents had Davis under surveillance for suspected drug-dealing and recorded him ordering the murder (Good Bad and
Corrupt, 2006). In fact, Davis was the subject of at least 20 complaints of brutality and intimidation between 1987 and 1992 (Good Bad and Corrupt, 2006). Davis was subsequently tried
and convicted as a member in a cocaine ring and sentenced to life imprisonment plus five years (Good Bad and Corrupt, 2006). Six other offices were also convicted in that
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