In this article we argue that judicial efforts to eliminate bad behaviours on thepart of police personnel have a negative, as opposed to a positive, effect onthe attempt to reduce such problems.

Since bad behaviour often fails to constituteoutright illegality, it is difficult to tackle within the juridical forum. Itseems to be easier and therefore more attractive to commanders to hand oversuch problems to departments of internal affairs to be processed externally,rather than to try to act to get rid of such matters within the organization viaa more comprehensive approach designed to motivate police personnel tobehave more appropriately. While definitely not the only reason for the currentstate of affairs, the present juridical system is an important factor.*