"Though "poliziotteschi" films have been viewed by some critics as condemning a "liberal" or "weak" judiciary system as ineffectual in its treatment of criminals, the genre also suggests a more general distrust of authority, whether left-wing or right-wing, by portraying right-wing law enforcement, politicians and businessmen as hopelessly corrupt and manipulative.According to Bondarella, the "classic" "poliziotteschi" film reveals "almost universal suspicion of the very social institutions charged with protecting Italian society from criminal violence."