You are an Internal Affairs officer investigating corruption in the city police department. You have been assigned to ride along as a partner to Officer Jones, who has a reputation for being corrupt. Officer Jones has been told that you are a patrol officer who has been transferred from another district within the department. While on patrol, Officer Jones stops a car for speeding and running a red light. You observe the interaction between Officer Jones and the driver. Jones allows the driver to leave without penalty. When you ask why he gave the driver a break, Jones tells you that the driver turned out to be a fellow police officer. By letting him go without a citation, Jones has demonstrated which type of corruption?

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Officer Jones's decision to let the fellow police officer go without a citation for speeding and running a red light is an example of "professional courtesy." This term refers to the practice among police officers of not issuing traffic citations to fellow officers as a form of mutual respect or solidarity, regardless of the infraction.

You Are an Internal Affairs Officer Investigating Corruption in the City