Police Corruption In China Explained

Police Corruption In China

In mainland China, the collusion between corrupt police officers and gang bosses is a big concern, bringing legitimacy crisis to the police as well as the ruling party.^[1] Since the 1990s, China's anti-corruption campaigns have focused on serious organized crime and corrupt government officials who act as 'protective umbrella' (protectors) for local gangsters. Criminal organizations who are not able seek protection from local police officers are very likely to be destroyed during China's anti-crime campaigns, while criminal groups under police protection are able to survive and control illegal businesses (e.g. gambling, prostitution and drugs) in their territories.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Wang . Peng . 2013 . The rise of the Red Mafia in China: a case study of organised crime and corruption in Chongqing . Trends in Organized Crime . 16 . 1 . 49–73 . 10.1007/s12117-012-9179-8 . 143858155.
2. Wang . P . 2014 . Extra-legal protection in china how guanxi distorts China's legal system and facilitates the rise of unlawful protectors . British Journal of Criminology . 54 . 5 . 809–830 . 10.1093/bjc/azu041 . free . free . 10722/200893.
3. Wang, Peng (2017). The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-Legal Protection. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapter 6 'The Red-Black Collusion'.