International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research

Brown, Alexander Jonathan; Lewis, David; Moberly, Richard E.; Vandekerckhove, Wim

doi:10.4337/9781781006795

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“…As is the case with research into whistleblowing in other institutions, there has been a major focus on organisational and managerial aspects, leadership and ethics, group relations, and employee differences within the police -often from a quantitative approach through various surveys (for reviews on whistleblowing, see Brown et al 2014;Lewis and Vandekerckhove 2011). Many studies have focused on the willingness to report wrongdoings within the police, and some have tried to predict who will blow the whistle by focusing on general so-called whistleblowing personality traits (Park and Blenkinsopp 2009;Baldwin 2006, 2007).…”

Section: Whistleblowing and The Policementioning

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Learning the (hidden) silence policy within the police

Wieslander

2018

Studies in Continuing Education

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Many organisations declare that the ability for employees to speak out about organisational matters is important for organisational development. However, recent literature reports a widespread fear of retaliation among employees if they express themselvesespecially within the police. The point of departure of the present article is the tension and discrepancy between official policy and officers' accounts of the conversational climate within the police. Through empirical examples from data consisting of field studies and 33 interviews with police officers in subordinate ranks, this article describes how employees learn and reproduce informal norms that condition the conversational and working climate within the organisation. In contrast to official guidelines within the police, employees learn the informal cultural norms of keeping a low profile and remaining silent through everyday talk. Theories that stress how discourses, storytelling, and noisy silences accomplish social action are used to explain why these informal norms are given such power within an institutional setting. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Whistleblowing and The Policementioning

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Learning the (hidden) silence policy within the police

Wieslander

2018

Studies in Continuing Education

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“…Brown et al . (: 75) refer to non‐organisational whistle‐blowers as bell‐ringers rather than whistle‐blowers. The difference in terminology may not be of concern, but it is important to recognise that organisational and non‐organisational whistle‐blowers can have different motives, encounter different reactions, processes and outcomes, and thus have different whistle‐blowing experiences.…”

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Whistle‐blowing in the digital era: motives, issues and recommendations

Lam¹,

Harcourt

2019

New Technol Work Employ

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With the ever‐increasing popularity of social media, whistle‐blowing, which generally refers to the disclosure of organisational wrongdoing, has entered a new era. Whistle‐blowing via virtual platforms has transformed not just the channel of disclosure, but also the associated motives, processes and outcomes. The impact on the whistle‐blower, the organisation and the public can often be accelerated and is seen as being more significant than traditional whistle‐blowing through internal means or external dedicated authorities or journalists. Yet systematic research on this changing phenomenon is just emerging, and regulation (e.g. for rewards, safeguards or protection) is lagging behind. In this paper, we specifically examine the impetus, as well as the benefits and drawbacks, of using online channels such as social media, blogging or websites, for whistle‐blowing by both employees and non‐employees, taking into consideration recent case law and development. A number of recommendations are proposed for virtual whistle‐blowers, organisations and governments.

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“…As noted, the field is largely untrodden in Canada. Interested researchers can gain an excellent overview of the extant literature and possibilities by referring to the International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research (). While we may be behind other jurisdictions, research here can meaningfully contribute to international understandings of this complex, nuanced, and multidisciplinary topic.…”

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Vile wretches and public heroes: A survey of Canadian whistleblowing literature

Bron¹

2019

Can Public Adm

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International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research

Cited by 62 publications

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Learning the (hidden) silence policy within the police

Learning the (hidden) silence policy within the police

Whistle‐blowing in the digital era: motives, issues and recommendations

Vile wretches and public heroes: A survey of Canadian whistleblowing literature

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