Exploring Empirical Research on Police Integrity

Ivković, Sanja Kutnjak; Haberfeld, M. R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29065-8_1

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“…There is a requirement for a more comprehensive comprehension of police integrity that encompasses both the individual and the organizational and societal levels. According to the "rotten-apple" approach, police misconduct is driven by the character flaws in particular police officers, and the problem can be resolved by locating and dismissing these individuals (Klockars 2000;Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld 2019). In contrast, the theory of police integrity requires an organizational perspective, assigning misconduct to elements within the organization.…”

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“…In contrast, the theory of police integrity requires an organizational perspective, assigning misconduct to elements within the organization. The notion of "rotten orchards" or "rotten barrels" is emphasized, wherein the conduct for each individual officer is profoundly affected by the integrity of the entire police agency (Klockars 2000;Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld 2019). The theory suggests that the maintenance of elevated levels of police integrity relies on implementing and preserving organizational elements such as regulations, internal monitoring mechanisms, the code of silence, and the socio-political and economic environment.…”

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“…The third dimension addresses the code of silence, which refers to the unwritten rule that officers should not provide incriminating information against their fellow officers (Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld 2019). This factor emphasizes the negative correlation between the strength of the code of silence and the degree of police integrity.…”

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Strategies in Police Integrity Enhancement: A Comprehensive Literature Review

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This article aims to explain the significant influence of police integrity on service quality and institutional credibility. It delves into the concept of police integrity and explores various strategies for its implementation. The perspectives of Klokars, Ivković, and Haberfeld are used to gain a comprehensive understanding of this concept. The research methodology used in this study involved a thorough literature review, focusing on relevant journal articles and books related to the subject matter. This article provides an in-depth exploration of various aspects related to police integrity and explains various strategies that can be used to enhance police integrity. By highlighting the vital role of integrity in law enforcement agencies, this article contributes to the development of effective best practices and strategies to enhance police integrity to uphold quality-of-service standards and inspire public trust.

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“…Klockars et al. , 2004; Kutnjak Ivković and Haberfeld, 2019). When it is strong, it creates a serious obstacle to the control of police misconduct (e.g.…”

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A reexamination of the code of silence and disciplinary fairness in South Korea over 11 years

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Jung

2022

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PurposeThis paper aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the code of silence in Korean policing and its relationship to perceptions of disciplinary fairness.Design/methodology/approachThe authors separately surveyed 370 Korean police officers in 2008 and 356 Korean police officers in 2019. The respondents were asked to evaluate seven hypothetical scenarios measuring different types of police misconduct from police corruption to the use of excessive force.FindingsThe results demonstrated that the strength of the code of silence decreased over a decade. The code of silence seems to protect less serious examples of police misconduct more strongly than more serious examples of police misconduct. Furthermore, the extent of the code of silence and perceptions of discipline severity are closely related in situations in which the expected discipline is evaluated by officers as too harsh. When police officers evaluated the expected discipline as fair, they were less likely to adhere to the code of silence than when they evaluated the expected discipline as too harsh, providing support for the simple justice model. On the other hand, the results are mixed for comparisons of the code of silence among respondents who evaluated discipline as fair and those who evaluated discipline as too lenient.Originality/valueThis is one of few studies focusing on the potential changes in the code of silence over time and on its relationship with the perception of disciplinary fairness. South Korea has conducted a reform of the police (the Grand Reform) in the late 1990s and more recently enacted the new laws regulating police misconduct. This study relies on two independent surveys of the same population of police officersto empirically assesses potential changes resulting from these societal and organizational transformations.

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