But it never goes away. It may take longer to deal with corruption problems in a weak government. And, to some degree, if the people do not want corruption they will fight against it, and over time these problems will diminish. So you need strong sanctions when corruption problems do occur. Williams also stressed the importance of hiring the right people as police officers.
Skills means training.
So the officer has to be trained in how to properly discharge the duties and responsibilities of the office. What is most important, he said, is that those individuals chosen to uphold the public trust and enforce the laws of society have the proper temperament and character to do the work. Some people will go into the force because they know they can make money. And if a government blinks and allows police or customs agents to constantly take bribes, then that becomes the standard, that becomes what's acceptable, and that becomes what the people in the police and law enforcement will view as the way things are. So you have got to fight against these things.