Corruption In The United States

What is corruption? According to Wikipedia it can be defined as, “The use of powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain” (Wikipedia). It can also be defined as allowing personal influence such as, family members to make economic choices, or government officials. Corruption can also be defined as a symptom of weakness in the social, economic, and political of a country. Although corruption has been around for sometime, it has always remained unknown from the public and therefore people’s behavior of corruption is impossible to uncover. In the United States, individuals in all positions of the private sector, public assistance, and government agencies have remained entwined in arrays of corruption. Corruption comes in a variety of forms stated by Wikipedia, which include “bribery, extortion, cronyism, nepotism, patronage, graft, and embezzlement” (Wikipedia). Thus, corruption is a weapon that undermines the credibility of public organizations, attacks the integrity of justice, and damages civilization.

This corruption affects the belief of the people and terrorizes the safety of the country. With every act of corruption, it can leave explanatory results reaching far beyond those primarily involved in the crime. Most officials who serve the public attempt to improve the lives of Americans, but some decide to go against the law because of immoral reasons. These reasons typically involve accumulating a larger bank account for themselves or their relatives. Public corruption involves employees who work for police departments, schools, courts, and many more. Politicians in all areas of politics are not protected to public corruption