I've been thinking about this for a while, what if we had a web of fraud explorer where you can follow the citations of fraudulent papers. And this just might align incentives more in a direction of caution.
I would suggest doing some research on what happens when you try to raise the bar from the inside. There are countless examples of retaliation, to the point of murder, against people who question the status quo. Often times people who do as you suggest end up quitting in disgust anyway.
No you cannot. There are a bunch of politics, and silent rules. I don't think you understand how toxic the environment is and how childishly these cops can act.
I suggest reading r/protectandserve for a while. Bonus points if you follow threads after some massive video gets released. You will see a lot of bans of non-verified users and a lot of siding with the cop.
Not sure why that matters. If you're a town and you don't want terrible law enforcement then you could fire all of the cops, hire new ones that are actually just social workers, lawyers, etc. and go from there. Other towns would be hiring people that you never would but that doesn't affect your local area.