Bribes To Justify High Expenses
The term “bribe” means to help someone unjustly gain an edge in return for a material gain for oneself. If that’s not the case then it may not be considered a bribe, however, it may still be above the law and immoral. General rulings can’t be provided in such situations because there’s a lot of variation from one situation to another. I can, however, make a suggestion for a stopgap solution: if the government is not paying for your legitimate job expenses, perhaps the police force can make an effort to establish a fund and solicit citizens to donate their money to it. The fund can be transparent in its usage and the money collected can pay for non-reimbursed expenses for all cases. The effort can probably be started at one police station and then later expand from there.