TY - JOUR T1 - Corruption in law enforcement: a paradigm of occupational stress and deviancy JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 57 LP - 65 VL - 26 IS - 1 AU - FL McCafferty AU - MA McCafferty Y1 - 1998/03/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/57.abstract N2 - In the closed society of a law enforcement agency, factors such as the conspiracy of silence, authoritarian supervision, and police discretion contribute to corruption. This article describes various types of corrupt behavior by police officers, reports the incidence of corruption in law enforcement agencies, discusses psychiatric conditions that may arise from corruption and also contribute to further corruption, and reviews proposed remedies for corruption. It also suggests that an understanding of corruption in law enforcement might be helpful in understanding, correcting, and preventing corruption in other professions, including medicine. ER -