Police ethics and integrity: Keeping the blue code of silence

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0261
Nama Orang :	Westmarland, Louise Conway, Steve






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Sage - Crime and Justice, 2020

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Abstrak	This paper examines attitudes towards police ethics and integrity using the responses of police officers and support staff to some ethical dilemmas via an online questionnaire. The aim of the study was to explore potential connections between respondents beliefs about the seriousness or type of misdemeanour and their likelihood of reporting the behaviour. Using a series of scenarios, we explore professional ethics and integrity by analysing the evidence from our survey of around 1,500 police officers, police community support officers (PCSOs) and police support staff. Throughout, we aim to show which of the scenarios were considered the most serious, which are more likely to be reported, and offer some suggestions as to why the blue code is significant. The findings suggest the persistence of a reluctance to report some misdemeanours; of the 10 scenarios created for the survey, there was a great deal of certainty around the reporting theft of cash, but respondents were less likely to report a colleague keeping a foun watch. Accessing the Police National Computer without due authority was seen as relatively serious and covering up for a drink-driving colleague and use of excessive force were both likely to be reported. We discovered ambiguities in responses around sexual touching of a colleague in an office setting, but a lower level of concern regarding an officer who forms a romantic relationship with a victim of crime who he met in a professional setting. Respondents expressed distrust in the force s anonymous messenger system, set up for reporting a colleagues behaviour without revealing their own identity and said they could treat a whistle-blower with respect or caution, depending on the circumstances of the individual case.
Entri Tambahan Nama Orang
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	Police ethics and integrity, college of policing, code of ethics, blue code of silence, police corruption
ISSN
Tahun Terbit	2020
No. Induk	eja-21-0261
Entri Sumber Data	Sage - Crime and Justice
Entri Utama Nama orang	Westmarland, Louise; Conway, Steve
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 22, no. 4, p. 378-392
Barcode	eja-21-0261
Subjek Topik
Judul Utama	Police ethics and integrity: Keeping the blue code of silence
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional