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Police Officer’s Overuse of Power and Force The Corruption of the Law The power and authority of police officer’s, is set with boundaries and guidelines, which they must follow. It is up to the police officer, to determine the amount of force that should be used, to maintain stability on a given situation. Very often, police officer’s administer improper power and force, to control an individual or situation. Even more common is the “slap on the wrist” method, used on police officers who commit such acts. By giving an offender a “slap on the wrist”, the police officer receives no sentence, and is free to go about using excessive force. So how does this prevent the officer from using more excessive force? Simply put, it doesn’t. The situation is no better off then it was before. Therefore, in order to put an end to the constant corruption of power, changes must be made and actions taken. Power means to control, a police officer in defense to the given thesis, would say he did not abuse his power, but justly did what was necessary to maintain “control”. In that statement, the offi