This Open Access book explores the scope and strength of the police code of silence. It responds to the turmoil spreading around the United States and in many countries around the world, directed against the perceived illegitimacy of police responses and the protection that the code of silence seems to provide to the police officers who violate the official rules Based on a case study of a medium-sized U.S. police agency, this book uses the theory of police integrity to provide empirically grounded explanations about the code of silence in the context of police views about policing. It examines the potential effects of individual attitudes of the officer, perceptions of the organizational climate, and officers' perceptions of the communities they serve on the officer willingness to adhere to the code of silence. The empirical findings can help guide some of the demanded changes, particularly in smaller police agencies. As such, the brief will focus on the following factors that influence police code of silence in the times of change: The prevalence of the code of silence in the context of officers' views about policing as a profession The impact of rule dissemination and discipline on the scope of the code of silence The relationship between officers' views of themselves, the organization, and the community on their willingness to report misconduct The benefits in smaller agencies of using empirical findings to frame reform efforts and potentially examine any unintended consequences of potential changes

Book Information
ISBN 9783030968434
Author Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich
Format Paperback
Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Weight(grams) 155g