Police misconduct
Citizen Complaints and Problem Officers: Examining Officer Behavior
Unpacking Public Attitudes to the Police: Contrasting Perceptions of Misconduct with Traditional Measures of Satisfaction
Police Accountability and Early Warning Systems: Developing Policies and Programs
Departmental and Citizen Complaints as Predictors of Police Coercion
Social Bonds and Police Misconduct: An Examination of Social Control Theory and Its Relationship to Workplace Deviance Among Police Supervisors
Determinants of Citizen Complaints Against Police Abuse of Power
Citizen Complaints as Threats to Police Legitimacy: The Role of Officers’ Occupational Attitudes
Early Warning Systems as Risk Management for Police (From Policing and Misconduct, P 219-230, 2002, Kim Michelle Lersch, ed. -- see NCJ-192294)
Test of Lundman's Organizational Product Thesis with Data on Citizen Complaints
Police Culture and Coercion
Police Crime: The Criminal Behavior of Sworn Law Enforcement Officers
Characteristics Associated with the Prevalence and Severity of Force Used by the Police
Organizational Justice and Police Misconduct
Global and Neighborhood Attitudes Toward the Police: Differentiation by Race, Ethnicity and Type of Contact
Examining the Sustainability of Pattern or Practice Police Misconduct Reform
Applying Tittle's Control Balance Theory to Police Deviance
Examining Police Officer Crime
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research & Implications for Law Enforcement
What does science tell us about case factors that can lead to a wrongful conviction? Dr. Jon Gould of American University will discuss the findings of the first large-scale empirical study that has identified ten statistically significant factors that distinguish a wrongful conviction from a "near miss." (A "near miss" is a case in which an innocent defendant was acquitted or had charges dismissed before trial). Following Dr. Gould's presentation, Mr. John R.
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Police-on-Police Shootings and the Puzzle of Unconscious Racial Bias
Professor Christopher Stone recently completed a study of police-on-police shootings as part of a task force he chaired in New York State. He reported on his findings and recommendations, exploring the role of race in policing decisions, methods to improve training and tactics to defuse police-on-police confrontations before they become fatal, and methods to improve the investigations of such shootings.
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The State of the Police Field: A New Professionalism in Policing?
Panelists debate the premise of a Harvard Executive Session working paper that suggests police organizations are striving for a "new" professionalism. Leaders are endeavoring for stricter standards of efficiency and conduct, while also increasing their legitimacy to the public and encouraging innovation. Is this new? Will this idea lead to prematurely discarding community policing as a guiding philosophy?
Evidence-Based Policing: The Importance of Research and Evidence
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Police Officer Crimes and Police Integrity
Examining Police Officer Crime
Based on the research findings, law enforcement officers appear to commit crimes at a much lower rate than the general public. However, in some cases, at times due to the stressors of the job and frequent exposure to trauma and violence, officers engage in misconduct or criminal behavior.
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Police Officer Crimes and Police Integrity
However, in some cases, at times due to the stressors of the job and frequent exposure to trauma and violence, officers engage in misconduct or criminal behavior. The National Institute of Justice understands what’s at stake for public safety and officer wellness when we ignore warning signs of officers struggling with occupational hazards and other psychological hardships.
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