“Policing the police”

In 1990, Gerald Caiden wrote that

[p]ublic misconduct is uneven. Some areas of government are more prone to it than others simply because they exercise the greatest influence over public decisions. Key policymakers always are under heavy pressures to bend. Temptations also are great for any officials who handle large sums of money, have dealings with private businesses, or tackle illegal goods and services. Possibly, the prime target is law enforcement.

(Caiden 1990: 58–60)