The relationship between organisational justice and police officer attitudes toward misconduct

Fridell, Lorie A.; Maskály, Jon; Donner, Christopher M.

doi:10.1080/10439463.2020.1834558

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“…Research suggests that organizational justice not only applies to the misconduct aspect of police integrity (Fridell et al, 2020) but perhaps also to the code of silence and the noble cause ideology. Using data collected from over 400 officers in the Philadelphia Police Department in the 1990s, Wolfe and Piquero (2011) found that officers who rated the organization as more just reported less support for code of silence attitudes and noble cause beliefs.…”

Section: Organizational Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Academy Socialization on Police Integrity

Schuck

Rabe-Hemp

2021

Police Quarterly

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The objective of this study was to examine changes in American recruits’ perceptions of the seriousness of behaviors related to police integrity from the beginning to the end of their academy training. Using a sample of 655 recruits from multiple academies in the United States, multilevel growth models were used. The results showed that the recruits rated scales related to misconduct, code of silence, and a noble cause less seriously at the end than at the beginning of their training. The results also showed that ethics training mitigated the effects of socialization, while organizational injustice intensified the effects of socialization. Female recruits rated the behaviors more seriously at the beginning and the end of training compared to male recruits. The results confirm the role of the academy in socializing officers into the negative aspects of the traditional police culture and highlight important avenues for police reform.

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Section: Organizational Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Academy Socialization on Police Integrity

Schuck

Rabe-Hemp

2021

Police Quarterly

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“…Additionally, extralegal sanctions (shame, embarrassment and moral inhibition) were also found to significantly deter the likelihood of both forms of misconduct. Similarly, research from Fridell et al (2020) found that weak organizational command-andcontrol mechanisms (the uncertainty of detection and lackadaisical punishment) led to more positive attitudes toward misconduct. However, a study from Harris and Worden (2014) found that the severity of departmental sanctions for previously sustained complaints increased the likelihood of future sustained complaints.…”

Section: Deterrence Theorymentioning

confidence: 94%

“…Agencies must ensure that officersand community membersare treated fairly during the investigation and in and subsequent corrective action (e.g. Fridell et al, 2020).…”

Section: Orcid Idsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using criminological theory to explain police misconduct: a state-of-the-art review

Donner

Maskály

Jennings

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the extant published literature using traditional criminological theories in an effort to explain police misconduct.Design/methodology/approachThis paper reflects a narrative meta-review of through a search of several academic databases (e.g. Criminal Justice Abstracts, Criminology: A SAGE Full Text Collection, EBSCO Host and PsychInfo). Twenty-nine studies, across six theoretical perspectives, were identified and reviewed.FindingsThe extant research generally suggests that traditional criminological theory is useful in explaining misconduct.Practical implicationsThe findings call on agencies to continually strengthen their recruiting and hiring processes to select recruits with suitable characteristics, and to improve their early warning systems to detect officers with patterns of problematic behavior. Also, the findings call for multiple avenues of future scholarship, namely, in theory development/integration and in refining the measurement of police misconduct.Originality/valueThis paper will be useful for researchers who wish to further explore the etiology of misconduct, and for police administrators who wish to reduce the prevalence of such behavior.

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“…Furthermore, the literature has revealed numerous correlates of police misconduct. These include: race (D’Souza et al, 2019; Headley et al, 2021; Headley & Blount-Hill, 2021; Morrow & Shjarback, 2019; White & Kane, 2013; Wood et al, 2019; Wright, 2020), gender (Gaub, 2020; Schuck & Rabe-Hemp, 2016; Wood et al, 2019), age and tenure (Terrill & Ingram, 2016; Wood et al, 2019), occupational stress (Bishopp et al, 2020), media coverage (Chagnon et al, 2018; Graziano et al, 2010; Weitzer, 2015), past misconduct (Donner, 2019; Harris, 2016; Harris & Worden, 2014; Rozema & Schanzenbach, 2019; White & Kane, 2013; Wood et al, 2019), and officer attitudes (Fridell et al, 2020; Huff et al, 2020; Lawshe et al, 2019; Reynolds & Hicks, 2015). Appropriately, in light of recent events that have renewed the Black Lives Matter movement that began 8 years ago, racial disparities and police misconduct have been most studied in the past 5–7 years.…”

Section: Police Misconductmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other outcomes that have been examined in distributive justice scholarship include assignment allocations (Farmer et al, 2003), organizational commitment (Rosenbaum & McCarty, 2017; Sholihin & Pike, 2010), job satisfaction (Clay-Warner et al, 2005; Crow et al, 2012; Rosenbaum & McCarty, 2017), and disciplinary actions (Fridell et al, 2020; Shane, 2012; Wolfe & Piquero, 2011). The latter is particularly relevant in light of the current study.…”

Section: Theory Of Organizational Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Perception or Reality: An Examination of Police Misconduct, Organizational Justice, and Promotion Opportunities in the NYPD

Carroll

2022

The American Review of Public Administration

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Scholars across multiple disciplines have identified numerous correlates to police misconduct. Missing, however, from this body of research is the impact of police misconduct on future promotion opportunities in a local police department. Using population data ( N = 33,358) released by New York city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) from September 1985 to July 2020, this study employs logistic regression to examine civilian complaints that were found to be substantiated, in comparison to complaints that were found to be unsubstantiated or exonerated, and their effect on police officers moving up in rank beyond the incident. The intent is to examine the relationship between police misconduct and promotion. In addition, recognizing the inherent differences in the promotion process for detectives from all other officer ranks, we found that the odds of detectives being promoted to higher ranks are somewhat impacted by the outcomes of complaints, but not by the types of complaints received. However, our findings suggest that all other officers are impacted by the outcomes of civilian complaints, in addition to the types of complaints received, in terms of promotion. Furthermore, we found that the severity of police misconduct, captured by the CCRB-recommended disciplinary actions associated with substantiated complaints, matters for NYPD officer promotability for first-time offenders differently than for officers who repeatedly engage in misconduct.

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The relationship between organisational justice and police officer attitudes toward misconduct

Cited by 19 publications

References 56 publications

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Academy Socialization on Police Integrity

A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Academy Socialization on Police Integrity

Using criminological theory to explain police misconduct: a state-of-the-art review

Perception or Reality: An Examination of Police Misconduct, Organizational Justice, and Promotion Opportunities in the NYPD

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