I think we in the US have a lot less low-level corruption than poorer countries, with large police departments being the outlier. But we also tend to deal with

I think we in the US have a lot less low-level corruption than poorer countries, with large police departments being the outlier. But we also tend to deal with high-level corruption by regulating it, rather than banning it. Lobbying and campaign finance regulations are basically a framework under which some bribery is legal as long as it is done according to the correct procedures. We also have a problem with impunity: at a lower level, qualified immunity for cops, at a higher level, the Supreme Court declaring that there is no legal authority under which they can be held accountable for anything, as well as substantially raising the bar for holding presidents accountable.