Overview
Contains in-depth analyses of three U.S. police agencies of integrity
Identifies processes and mechanisms related to police integrity and its enhancement
Provides insights into police subcultures and police management
Incorporates theoretical arguments and practical examples
Provides templates for replication
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About this book
How can we enhance police integrity? The authors surveyed over 3000 police officers from 30 U.S. police departments on how they would respond to typical scenarios where integrity is challenged. They studied three police agencies which scored highly on the integrity scale: Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Charleston, South Carolina; and St. Petersburg, Florida.
The authors conclude that enhancing police integrity goes well beyond culling out "bad apple" police officers. Police administrators should focus on four aspects: organizational rulemaking; detecting, investigating and disciplining rule violations; circumscribing the informal "code of silence" that prohibits police from reporting the misconduct of their colleagues; and understanding the influence of public expectations and agency history.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Enhancing Police Integrity
Authors: Carl B. Klockars, Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, M. R. Haberfeld
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36956-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-36954-9Published: 29 November 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2276-2Published: 29 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-36956-3Published: 27 April 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 276
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law