CASE 7.2
Detective Smith is a fourteen-year police veteran who has been working in internal affairs for the past four years. He was assigned to internal affairs to investigate allegations of police misconduct and corruption. While working as a police officer, he put himself through law school in the evenings and received his law license six years ago. Although he enjoyed being a road patrol officer, he feels it is more important to protect the citizens of the community against the few corrupt police officers who may exist on his police force.
-Detective Smith is surprised to learn that his former field training officer often took bribes to look the other way when he encountered bookmakers arranging bets on local sporting events. This type of conduct is considered that of a:

Question

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Grass eaters are police officers who engage in minor corrupt activities, such as accepting small bribes or gifts, but do not actively seek out opportunities for corruption. In this case, the former training officer took bribes to look the other way when encountering bookmakers, indicating that he was a grass eater.

CASE 7.2 Detective Smith Is a Fourteen-Year Police Veteran Who Has Been