Scoundrelly in a sentence as an adjective

If the police have become 10 times more scoundrelly after decriminalization, isn't that something other states should consider when passing similar laws?

Scoundrelly definitions

adjective

lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"

See also: rascally roguish blackguardly