Can Positive Change Happen in Venezuela’s Corrupt Police Agencies?

Venezuela’s police is one of the most corrupt in Latin America and Venezuela’s interior minister has recently admitted that the police is involved in 20 % of the crimes committed. Therefore Chavez’s government will work on setting up a national police force since currently there is no united police systems in Venezuela rather there are different police bodies/agencies.

In order to really restructure the police system experts are saying that the $120 a month salary is pushing the policemen into corruption.

Citizens worry that not much will be changed as there is no sense of trust between the police and the citizens. Over 10,000 people have been killed by the police in recent years.

For Venezuelans crime rate is their highest concern and the fact that the government has even acknowledged this issue as well as the police’s role may appear on the surface to be a step towards change but many still remain pessimistic.

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