Noble Cause Corruption is typically viewed as the philosophy common among the members of the police and attempting at justifying ethically questionable choices. According to the key tenets of the Noble Cause Corruption theory, ethically dubious decisions can be justified by the fact that they will supposedly lead to positive outcomes. Although the theory is based on a completely wrong premise, it is very popular among the representatives of law enforcement.
It is hard to define whether modern law enforcement officers that make unethical choices are guided by noble causes and aim to reduce the amount of harm that their actions might entail. However, the phenomenon is based on a misconception about the purpose of the justice system and the role that the members of the police must play in society. Therefore, it must be abolished from the contemporary police institutions.