The vast majority of cops are honest and do the right thing. Cops are human, it&#x27;s unrealistic to think that Federal cops or State cops can be better than local by virtue of regulation. You cannot regulate away the flaws in human nature. The best you can do is detect them and deal with them when they cause problems. I&#x27;ve seen no evidence that the Feds or State police agencies are any better at this than city or county organizations are.<p>The one advantage they might have is different command structures. The state police are ultimately reporting to the governor, not a mayor so there might be fewer ways for a local political structure to use its police force improperly. But not sure that would really work in practice; it would likely just move the problem elsewhere.