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Social stigma plays a fundamental role at both ends of the spectrum of ethics and corruption in modern policing. At the strictest end of the spectrum, the possibility of negative social stigma associated with police officers accepting even the most nominal or innocent token gratuities (such as a free cup of coffee while in uniform) have been used by police administrators to absolutely prohibit any form of gratuities, regardless of how small in value. At the other end of the spectrum, social stigma also operates within the highly insular community of policing. In that regard, the collective consciousness and institutional culture that develops among police officers can make it difficult for individual officers to follow their conscience or to comply with their ethics training and the official policies and procedures of their organizations (Delattre, 2006)
Naturally, the rigid adherence to the zero-tolerance approach to police corruption that prohibits accepting even token gratuities goes a long way toward establishing a positive social stigma with respect to the reputation of police in the community. Conversely, prevailing aspects of informal police culture that conflict with formal ethics policies and procedure can eventually result in serious corruption and widespread abuse by virtue of

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