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Over the course of history we've seen many law enforcement agencies become the focal point of investigations for committing crimes. Discuss whether or not crimes by polices officers are a problem.

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Since the inception of organized law enforcement society has had to deal with police corruption or crimes committed by officers in some form or fashion against individuals and society. Though criminal activities are not as common among police officers, there are cases of reported criminal activity by law enforcement. Below we'll discuss whether or not crimes by police officers are a problem.

In many circumstances the officers that commit the crimes are not necessarily on duty. For ...

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