Ch.6 Notes Flashcards
Is that influence community relations the decision to stop and arrest and corruption
Police cynicism
What are the police personality aspects
Danger
isolation
authority
What are the three forms of police corruption
Nonfeasance
misfeasance
malfeasance
Form of police/government corruption involving failure to perform a legal duty
Nonfeasance
Involving failure to perform a legal duty in a proper manner
Misfeasance
Involving commission of an illegal act
Malfeasance
Supporters of this if you claim that if a few “rotten apples” were eliminated police corruption would disappear
Rotten apples theory
If it cannot be explained in terms of the few bad apples in the barrel itself must be examined
Bad barrel theory
How can we prevent individual corruption
- More exhausted background checks of recruits
- Periodic training of all police
- Measures and out in Hensing professionalism and breaking the code of silence
How do we prevent departmental corruption
- Establish the civilian review boards to hear complaints against the department
- Establish procedures to ensure that promotions are based on qualifications and not favors on patronage
What are the dangers of police work
- Violence in the line of duty
- Risk of disease and infected evidence
- Stress and fatigue among police officers
What are the two primary sources of police stress
- Nature police work public apathy exposure to criminals injury to fellow officers
- Department practices rotating shifts not support from administration political interference
What are the effects of police stress
Psychological problems
alcohol/drug abuse
family problems
post traumatic stress disorder
Tendency to favor blind obedience to authority
Authoritarianism
