... of each program despite differences in misconduct levels and policing practices by subgroups of officers (i.e. male vs female officers, White vs Black and Hispanic officers). Design/methodology/approach The current study uses data from a large Southwestern police department to examine the influence...

... factors as police type, agency location and perception of misconduct seriousness on adherence to the code of silence. Research limitations/implications This study used a convenient sampling approach, which restricts the generalizability of the results. Practical implications Given the stronger...

... officers in 2008 and 356 Korean police officers in 2019. The respondents were asked to evaluate seven hypothetical scenarios measuring different types of police misconduct from police corruption to the use of excessive force. Findings The results demonstrated that the strength of the code of silence...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 21st century policing Accountability Legitimacy Misconduct Transparency Trust Trust, legitimacy and cooperation are among the backbones of policing in a democracy. Yet, in the 2020s...

...Christopher M. Donner; Jon Maskály; Wesley G. Jennings; Cynthia Guzman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the extant published literature using traditional criminological theories in an effort to explain police misconduct. Design/methodology/approach This paper reflects a narrative...

...Kelly Amy Hine; Louise E. Porter; Janet Ransley Purpose This paper explores the applicability of environmental theories to understanding patterns of police misconduct. In turn, it aims to offer a method for identifying prevention techniques that can be practically applied by policing agencies...

... program EI system EIS Early warning Misconduct Accountability In recent decades, police behavior, transparency and accountability have gained prominence in the national conversation regarding how to provide better policing. Community members are demanding police agencies be held accountable...

...Sanja Kutnjak Ivković; Maria Haberfeld; Wook Kang; Robert Patrick Peacock; Louise E. Porter; Tim Prenzler; Adri Sauerman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the contours of the police code of silence, a critical component of the ability to control misconduct and enhance integrity...

...Timothy I.C. Cubitt; Samantha J.H. Judges Purpose The purpose of this paper is to detect and examine any trends in the self-reported causation of misconduct among officers being considered for dismissal. Design/methodology/approach The data utilised in this study consisted of show cause notice...

... and on the East Coast of the USA. The questionnaire contains descriptions of 11 scenarios describing various forms of police misconduct, followed by seven questions measuring officer views of scenario seriousness, the appropriate and expected discipline, and willingness to report misconduct. Findings...

... of police misconduct. Findings – Bi-variate analyses reveal considerable divergence of perceptions of disciplinary consequences across the four countries. The majority of the respondents in each country expected some discipline for every scenario, but dismissal was expected for very few scenarios...

... the period from 2010 to 2012, a police integrity survey was used to measure the contours of police integrity among 871 police officers across South Africa, covering all three police agency types. The questionnaire contains descriptions of 11 scenarios, covering different forms of police misconduct, followed...

... the scenarios as significantly less serious. A perceived self-other difference, along with a belief that others will report were shown to reduce the likelihood of not reporting. Practical implications – The results are discussed in terms of increasing willingness to report misconduct through...

... to the characteristics of the larger environment. Design/methodology/approach – In 2008, a stratified representative sample of 945 Croatian police officers from ten police administrations evaluated 11 hypothetical scenarios describing a range of various forms of police misconduct. The questionnaire measures...

...Christopher Donner; Jon Maskaly; Lorie Fridell Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between social control (adult social bonds) and police misconduct. Design/methodology/approach – Multiple regression methods are used to analyze survey data from a sample of 101...

...Christopher Harris Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors which contribute to, or mitigate against, both the likelihood and timing of the onset of police misconduct. Design/methodology/approach – Research hypotheses were tested examining the first personnel...

...Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich; Adri Sauerman Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the contours of the code of silence, as a critical component of the ability to control misconduct and enhance integrity within any police agency, among officers (both line officers and supervisors) of the South...