Ethics in Policing: Misconduct and Integrity

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Ethics in Policing: Misconduct and Integrity highlights the need for empirical research to explain why some officers commit unethical acts and what might prompt other officers to report such examples of misconduct. This text offers an explanation of theories behind officer misconduct coupled with practical advice for law enforcement officials regarding how to foster ethical behavior while discouraging misconduct. Key Features: Uses descriptive statistics and regression models to explore an officer s willingness to report misconduct as it is influenced by attitudes, as well as the nature of police misconduct; Explores relevant literature in administrative ethics, social deviance theory, organizational culture, and street-level bureaucrats to help students better understand what officers face in their day-to-day interactions with citizens; A recurrent application of data from a National Institute of Justice study contains realistic scenarios of ethical issues; Presents correlation, regression, and structural equation modeling to give the student and instructor an opportunity to discuss the difference between strength of relationships and predictability.