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Police corruption scandals hit major U S cities in 1970s
A sweeping Associated Press report details widespread police corruption in Philadelphia Indianapolis New York Cleveland Denver and other cities. It cites taped payoffs at the Why Not Lounge Philadelphia bar owner Irvin Glotzer and a 1400 page Pennsylvania Crime Commission report. Experts say corruption is endemic and tied to victimless crimes while reforms hinge on leadership and independent oversight.
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Aul Carpenter
Associated Press
Locust Street
Irvin Glotzer
Glotzer
Pennsylvania ’ Crime Commission
Wis
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania Crime Commission
New York
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Houston
Denver
Chicago
North Side
James M. Rochford
Albert J. Reiss
Yale
Philadelphia
Robert Frederick
Manhattan
Lawrence T. Hoyle Jr
Sydney Cooper
Frank
Serpico
Harriet Pollack
Alexander B. Smith
City University of New York
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Smith
Pollack
Columbus
Phoenixville
Pueblo
Colo
New York Times
John V. Lindsay
Knapp Commission
Philadelphia Inquirer
Crime Commission
Indianapolis Star
Richard Lugar
Secret Service
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Albert Reiss
Reiss
New York City
Dave Durk
Amherst
Durk