Police corruption and abuse of authority by an officer is an ongoing problem. Whether unreported or a headline on the front page local newspaper, it happens every day and is naive to think otherwise. This does not mean it happens more or less in police departments only but nationwide in every profession. The problem stems because men were created fallible, with the free will to choose between right and wrong. It comes down to the core beliefs of a man and how he resists evil, corruption and worldly desires. Unfortunately its a hard thing to test for when recruiting officers, or any other employee profession. Extraordinary power and trust are given to police officers as the public face and authority of the criminal justice system who do operate in truth and right-standing everyday. Then there is the other one percent in police that do not just fail to execute their duties at times as everyone does, but actually aspires to break the law for personal gain and advancement. In "The Tarnished Shield," a report by ABC News, the scandal of ring leader Michael Dowd and a dozen other officers of the NYPD was investigated and later convicted of police corruption. Michael Dowd started off stealing money and drugs off dead corpses, then turned to dealing drugs and accepting money for providing information and protection to other dealers and criminals. Eventually Officer Dowd accrued four different houses, a corvette, and a lavish lifestyle all on $400 a week salary. This conduct continued for years even after numerous complaints were brought against him to higher command because the department did not want another scandal in the news. Later Michael Dowd was videotaped snorting cocaine off the dashboard of his police squad with another officer and a drug dealer in the car. After the Mollen commission and a seven month investigation named "Operation Domino," Dowd received 14 years in federal prison, and 12 other officers were arrested and charge