Potential Corruption within Europol

Beschreibung
Essay from the year 2011 in the subject Sociology - Law, Delinquency, Abnormal Behavior, University of Portsmouth, language: English, abstract: Corruption can be identified as the misuse of power for personal gain. Those in positions of power who exhibit corrupt behaviour, misuse their power of authority to increase their personal gain and do not use their power of authority for the good of public interest. The illusion of power can affect a person's behaviour and thinking, causing one to feel they can achieve more, or in fact, deserve more because they are in a position of power. It can be difficult to expose corruption when self-serving actions can be hidden under the guise of good public policy. The phrase, “power corrupts, but it is power that attracts the corruptible” will be critically assessed in the following essay with reference to police, specifically the European Police Office (Europol), as an example of a public sector organisation with the potential for corruption.