Police Integrity And Ethics

by Hickman, Matthew J.; Piquero, Alex R.; Greene, Jack R.

• ISBN13: 9780534198022
• ISBN10: 0534198023
• Edition: Custom
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-20
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This reader offers a unique selection to illustrate key concepts and research in the areas of police misconduct- and how misconduct affects police ethics and integrity in the officer, the department and in our society as well. The readings are by some of the top scholars in police research and represent the most current understanding of ethics and misconduct. The readings are prefaced by an introduction that has been carefully crafted to properly frame the selections.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Definition and measurement

Measuring Police Integrity

Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovich

Early Intervention Systems

The New Paradigm

Samuel Walker and Geoffrey Alpert

The Search for Integrity

Findings and Tools for Investigating and Adjucating Federal Security Clearance Cases Applicable to Law Enforcement Selection And Retention

Howard William Timm

Early warning methods

Police Integrity

Exploring the Utility of a Risk Factor Model

Matthew J. Hickman

Alex R. Piquero

Jack R. Greene

Armed and Dangerous

Exploring Police Drug Use and Drug Related Corruption

Situational context and use of force

Patterns of Police Use of Force as a Measure of Police Integrity

Citizen Behavior and Police Use of Force

An Examination of National SurveyData

Toward a Better Understanding of Police Use of Nonlethal Force

Third-Party Policing

Considering the Ethical Challenges

Lorraine Mazerolle and Tim Prenzler

External factors

Turning Necessity Into Virtue

Pittsburgh's Experience with a Federal Consent Decree

Public Perceptions of Police Misconduct and Reform

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