Resumo:
The lack of expertise, control, and, above all, political desire to confront corruption has allowed for its incorporation into all daily acts of administration, making it increasingly systemic and producing more and more serious consequences, apart from making it difficult to establish brakes and limits to the criminal activities of public officials. This article addresses the problem of corruption in police administration, seeking out explanations for understanding how and why it happens, the major vulnerabilities of public administration and the safest routes to confronting it.