But if equal justice under the law means anything in this context nothing short of a two year 25 40 million special counsel investigation the kind that runs 675 days entailing 19 . Even if they are caught the justice system tends to be lenient with corrupt cops two weeks after this report a new york city police officer was sentenced to a mere three years of probation . Although corruption in the criminal justice in america is not very rampant the incidences tend to be more common in some sections of criminal justice than others for example lawyers and the police force have been found to be the most corrupt in the criminal justice boutellier 2000 however drawing comparisons on who is more corrupt in the criminal justice is not easy this is because . A recent watchdog report found that almost half of americans polled believe that the us justice system is corrupt many who hold this belief likely turn to a host of recent scandals involving . Rachel barkow who served on the us sentencing commission from 2013 to 2019 examines how we got to this point and what can be done to help reform the countrys justice system she currently