The police have numerous opportunities to engage in corruption, and often have corrupt offers thrust upon them. Abuse is the misuse of the force police are entitled to use. Misuse ranges from minor forms of harassment and intimidation to outright and nonjustifiable killings. Corruption and abuse occur in all countries, but at varying levels. In some countries, corruption is almost institutionalized, a fringe benefit of the job, while in other countries the police are nearly incorruptible.
Abuse also varies widely.
Minor forms of abuse are probably endemic to the job and occur everywhere. What differs are the people or groups to whom the police are to account for their actions, the actions for which they are held accountable, and the mechanisms for control. To Whom When you read about the police in your text, note who controls the police in different countries-to whom they must explain, justify, and defend their actions when they are accused of corruption or abuse. Most countries have a number of groups to whom the police must explain themselves. For What The kind of actions the police must explain can be widely or narrowly defined.