Exploring Police Integrity

This work provides an innovative new look at police ethics, including results from an updated version of the classic Police Integrity Questionnaire, including new social and technological advances. It aims to push the study of police research further, expanding on and testing police integrity theory and methodology, the relationship between community and integrity, and the influence of multiculturalism and globalization on policing and community attitudes.

This work brings together experienced scholars who have used the police integrity theory and the accompanying methodology to measure police integrity in eleven countries, and provide advance and sophisticated explorations of the topic. Organized into three thematic sections, it explores the testing methodology for international comparisons, insights into police-community relations, and explores police subcultures.

This innovative book will be of interest to researchers in criminology & criminal justice, particularly with an interest in policing, as well as related fields such as sociology, public policy, and comparative law.

“A well written and informative book that makes an important contribution to the field of police integrity. … The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding new approaches to improving police integrity theory and methodology. The book’s diversity of topics and methodologies, combined with its practical relevance, make it a must-read for scholars, policymakers, and law enforcement professionals alike.” (Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi, International Criminology, Vol. 3 (2), 2023)

Sanja Kutnjak Ivković is Professor at the School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University. She holds a doctorate in criminology (Ph.D., University of Delaware) and a doctorate in law (S.J.D., Harvard University). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is currently serving as Chair of the American Society of Criminology International Division. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković has served as Vice Chair (2009-2011) and Chair (2011-2013) of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section and is a co-founder and co-chair of the Law and Society Association Collaborative Research Network on Lay Participation. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković received the 2017 Mueller Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section. Her research focuses on comparative and international criminology, criminal justice, and law. Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is the author of Reclaiming Justice: The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Local Courts (Oxford University Press, 2011; co-authored with John Hagan), Enhancing Police Integrity (Springer, 2006; co-authored with Carl Klockars and Maria R. Haberfeld), The Fallen Blue Knights: Controlling Police Corruption (Oxford University Press, 2005), and Lay Participation in Criminal Trials (Austin & Winfield, 1999). Dr. Kutnjak Ivković is also an editor of Measuring Police Integrity (Springer, 2015; co-edited with Maria H. Haberfeld) and Contours of Police Integrity (Sage, 2004; co-edited with Carl Klockars and Maria R. Haberfeld). Her book Reclaiming Justice: The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Local Courts, co-authored with John Hagan, won the 2014 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences International Section Book Award. The Contours of Police Integrity book received the American Society of Criminology International Division Honorable Mention. Her work has appeared in leading academic and law journals such as the Law and Society Review; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology; Criminology and Public Policy; Law and Policy; Stanford Journal of International Law; Cornell International Law Journal; Crime, Law, and Social Change; European Journal of Criminology; Policing and Society; Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management; Police Quarterly.

 

 

Maria (Maki) Haberfeld is a Professor of Police Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from City University of New York. Dr. Haberfeld served in the Israeli Defense Forces in a counter-terrorist unit and left the army at the rank of a Sergeant. Later she served in the Israel National Police and left the force at the rank of Lieutenant. Dr. Haberfeld is one of the co-creators of Police Leadership Program for the NYPD sworn officers and its Academic Director since its creation in 2001. In addition, Dr. Haberfeld has created the Law Enforcement Leadership Institute for Police Chiefs in NY State and an on-line Law Enforcement Leadership Certificate. Dr. Haberfeld has trained police forces around the country and the world, including the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic, Poland, India, China, Cyprus, Turkey, Mongolia, Taiwan, and has conducted research in over 70 police departments in the US and in 35 countries. Dr. Haberfeld also developed and trained some units of the US Military forces, including the U.S. Marines. Her publications include: A New Understanding of Terrorism (co-editor, Springer, 2010), Modern Piracy and Maritime Terrorism (co-editor, Kendall Hunt Publishing, 2012), Terrorism Within Comparative International Context (co-author, Springer, 2009), Russian Organized Corruption Networks and their International Trajectories (co-author, Springer, 2011), Critical Issues in Police Training (Pearson, 2002, 2013; 2018), Police Organization and Training: Innovations in Research and Practice (co-editor, Springer, 2011) Police Leadership: Organizational and Managerial Decision Making Process (Pearson, 2012), Policing Muslim Communities (co-author, 2012), Match-Fixing in International Sports (co-editor, Springer, 2013), Introduction to Policing: the Pillar of Democracy (co-author, Carolina Academic Press, 2014, 2017), and Measuring Police Integrity across the World (co-editor, Springer, 2015). Dr. Haberfeld is also Series Editor of Springer Briefs in Policing, where she recently co-edited 3 briefs on Community Policing and Technology (2018, 2019).