Which of the following is listed as a specific type of corruption?

• A. Gratuities
• B. Being above "inconvenient laws" like speeding, smoking, and driving drunk
• C. Minor and major bribes-acceptance of minor or major sums of money
• D. Denial of civil rights- planting of evidence or lying in court

Answer: (C)

Corruption in policing is fundamentally about abusing entrusted power for private gain. Bribery is a classic, textbook form of that corruption: accepting money or valuables in exchange for influencing official actions. The option that describes minor and major bribes directly names this exchange for influence, and it covers both small and large sums, which makes it the clearest, most representative example of corruption in this context. The other items describe unethical or illegal behaviors, but they don’t name bribery—the quintessential form of corruption—quite as directly.