How to Encourage Ethical Behaviour: The Impact of Police Leadership on Police Officers Taking Gratuities

Lamboo, M.E.D.; Lasthuizen, Karin; Huberts, L.W.J.C.

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“…An explanation for this could be that small gifts are nowadays generally accepted in the USA and in The Netherlands after an initial zero-tolerance policy in, for instance, The Netherlands which evoked a lot of discussion and an intense debate on integrity violations and ethical codes (Lamboo et al, 2008), while this debate is in its infancy in Serbia and Montenegro.…”

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Comparative analysis of ethical leadership and ethical culture in local government

Kolthoff

Erakovich

Lasthuizen³

2010

International Journal of Public Sector Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to understand the role of ethical leadership and ethical culture as a safeguard against corruption.Design/methodology/approachUsing survey data from public managers in local authorities in The Netherlands, Serbia, Montenegro and the USA in a comparative study.FindingsThe USA and The Netherlands, generally, display higher levels of organizational integrity than Montenegro and Serbia. Second, the strongest effects of ethical leadership were found in Montenegro. Third, in all four countries a rule‐based approach to ethics dominated.Research limitations/implicationsIt is difficult to determine the extent to which survey participants felt free to express their true opinions. Different social values need to be included as part of any comparative analysis.Practical implicationsThe role of ethical leadership is crucial; the importance of laws and rules underpinning ethical conduct cannot be underestimated.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the growing interest in comparative studies.

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Section: Descriptive Statisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative analysis of ethical leadership and ethical culture in local government

Kolthoff

Erakovich

Lasthuizen³

2010

International Journal of Public Sector Management

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“…It permits very minor gifts in social situations where public officials would be expected to accept some hospitality or a token gift but without creating a conflict of interest or appearance of exploiting authority. However, while examples of such policy solutions are available, the present research was only able to identify failed attempts at enforcement owing to management disengagement (HMIC, 2011; Lamboo, et al , 2008; Prenzler, et al , 2013).…”

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Grey corruption issues in the public sector

Prenzler

2020

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Purpose This paper aims to identify key learnings around the concept of “grey corruption” by systematically reviewing the extant literature. The concept is addressed in terms of areas of alleged misconduct often considered “minor” or “borderline” in relation to “black corruption”. Common examples include favourable treatment of friends and relatives by public officials, receipt of gifts, excessive expenditures and pork barrelling, influence peddling through donations and lies and false promises. The focus of this study is on definitions, extent, public perspectives, explanations and evidence of promising prevention strategies. Design/methodology/approach Relevant sources were sought using systematic keyword searches of major criminological and political databases, a media database and relevant government and non-government websites, up to the end of December 2019. Findings The main findings were that there is no single accepted definition of grey corruption but that the concept remains useful, practice is often extensive, it is generally at odds with public opinion, opportunity is a key factor in its incidence and prevention requires the enactment and enforcement of clear principles. Research limitations/implications Media-reported cases were too numerous to analyse in detail for the present study. Practical implications Efforts to improve integrity in government need to take account of the concept. Rules require clarification and communication. Enforcement needs improvement. More experiments are needed in prevention. Social implications This paper captures a range of integrity issues of importance to the public but often downgraded or dismissed by politicians. Originality/value This paper is unique in reporting the results of a systematic search of the international literature on the topic.

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“…Th e selection has the aim of detecting a person's character, which might infl uence their integrity. Furthermore, the way police are trained to diff erentiate right and wrong conduct is also counted as a measure to prevent police from committing corruption (Lamboo, Lasthuizen, & Huberts, 2008). In addition to this, developing pride in the police unit is regarded as a method of human resource management to prevent corruption.…”

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Addressing police corruption in Southeast Asia: Politics, participation, and public management reform

Ngich¹,

Cho²

2021

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© 2020 National Research University Higher School of Economics. All rights reserved. As people’s interests and concerns on public safety have risen in Southeast Asia, academia has witnessed the growth of public management research on police corruption in the region. Little effort has been made to systematically analyse police corruption studies in Southeast Asia, therefore, we investigate what has been researched on police corruption in Southeast Asia in the field of public management. We present what research focuses there have been regarding anti-corruption measures and how they have changed over the last two decades, and then we offer suggestions for future research on this topic. Our analysis shows that political will was the most studied strategy in managing police corruption in the region, while anti-corruption agencies, police institutional reform and public participation have also been emphasized over time. Each Southeast Asian country places different emphases on these themes depending on the country’s unique context and experiences.

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How to Encourage Ethical Behaviour: The Impact of Police Leadership on Police Officers Taking Gratuities

Cited by 8 publications

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Comparative analysis of ethical leadership and ethical culture in local government

Comparative analysis of ethical leadership and ethical culture in local government

Grey corruption issues in the public sector

Addressing police corruption in Southeast Asia: Politics, participation, and public management reform

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