Well, the negative reputation of cops in a lot of places doesn't come out of the air, things happen to lead to that reputation. I think the pay and the hiring/screening process should be very high, these are the people protecting us and putting their ass on the line so they should be paid accordingly and at the same time the bar should be very high as far as standards (especially psychological) for a new hire. Many times you have cop having no business being a cop and gives other good cops a bad name.

Ok, small rant, back to the topic :).