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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"police corruption"”.
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Police corruption and computer misuse: an analysis of the contributing factors
Recent high profile media coverage of a number of police corruption cases has understandably caused an increase in public concern at the possibility of widespread malpractice within forces. These concerns have been further heightened by the instigation of a number of public and judicial reviews of …
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Police Corruption and Misconduct from a Police Officer Perspective:from Identification to Discipline and Prevention
Police officers possess differing opinions about forms of police misconduct and the best ways to discipline police officers who are corrupt. Some law enforcement officials believe that with the large amounts of discretionary power they are given, they are above the law. Through a secondary analysis …
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Corruption and police recruits in Ghana: A qualitative longitudinal study
Police corruption is a transhistorical problem. It constitutes a subject of great criminological significance, given the threats to the rule of law, human rights, and the effective functioning of the criminal justice system. The question of how police officers come to view corruption as an …
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Cops in Court: Assessing the Criminal Prosecutions of Police in Six Major Scandals in the New York City Police Department from 1894 to 1994
<p>From the 1890s to the 1990s, the police department in New York City experienced six major corruption scandals that occurred at approximately twenty-year intervals. These cyclical scandals all involved intense public attention, examination by an outside agency, and a comprehensive report calling …
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To trust or not to trust: Examining trust and perceptions of police in the United States
… with the acquittals or the failure to charge in police abuse of force incidents, such as Alton Sterling has contributed to the erosion in the level of trust individuals have in law enforcement. This dissertation examines the factors that contribute to the level of trust one has in law …
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Implications of the Different Experiences of Corruption on Police Confidence and Legitimacy in Ghana: An Exploratory Study.
… thesis explores the effects of the different corruption experiences upon confidence in the police as well as police legitimacy. Since Tyler published his seminal work Why People Obey the Law, legitimacy and confidence in the criminal justice system has become an important concept in …
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What are the barriers to building a trusted police service in China and India? A Comparative Study
… identify what the barriers to building a trusted police service in China and India are through answering the questions: How has economic modernisation impacted upon policing? To what extent are the two police forces trusted by its citizens? Do the police carry out their duties in a fair and …
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A Capability Approach to Examining the Effects of Actual and Anticipated Fear of Crime: Experiences and Perceptions of Black Female Youth in the Cape Flats
… (losing friends and relatives), lack of proper police service (lack of police presence, incompetence of police, corruption), fear for family or friends, lack of trust and support systems (broken families, loss of trust, no role models, lack of social capital), lack of infrastructure (such as …
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Sexual misconduct in police officers: development of a risk assessment tool for the early identification of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for a sexual purpose.
Sexual misconduct in police officers (PSM) is a form of police corruption which although rare, has a detrimental impact on police reputation and adverse outcomes for victims. PSM often involves targeting of vulnerable people and officers abusing the authority of their role for sexual gain. …
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A Deconstruction of Dexter: An Analysis of Noble Cause Corruption Within a Crime Drama
<p>The literature on corruption within law enforcement typically addresses factors such as brutality, dishonesty, accepting bribes, and using falsified evidence. This research project examines noble cause corruption (NCC), an area that scholarship has ignored until the last ten years. NCC is …
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The Jackpot Mentality: The Growth of Government Lotteries and the Suppression of Illegal Numbers Gambling in Rio de Janeiro and New York City
… were determined to be the basis for widespread corruption and lawlessness. As policy makers proposed enhanced government lotteries as a solution for the problem of illegal gambling, numerous groups scrambled for position within shifting gambling frameworks. Tens of thousands of persons who had …
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Community perceptions of South African Police Service responses to substance use and the impacts on health and well-being of community leaders and substance users in a peri-urban community in Cape Town.
… substance use and a history of violent police interventions in communities, reflect ineffective policing. Reports frequently highlight corrupt policing and police involvement in crime syndicates within communities, particularly in low-income areas. These challenges and dynamics …