Whistle-Blowing and the Code of Silence in Police Agencies: Policy and Structural Predictors

Autor/inn/en	Rothwell, Gary R.; Baldwin, J. Norman
Titel	Whistle-Blowing and the Code of Silence in Police Agencies: Policy and Structural Predictors
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 53 (2007) 4, S.605-632 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128706295048
Schlagwörter	Disclosure; Police; Ethics; Administrative Policy; Organization Size (Groups); Employment Level; Supervisors; Justice; Organizational Climate; Organizational Culture; Government Employees; Comparative Analysis; Predictor Variables; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethik; Organization size; Unternehmensgröße; Beschäftigungsgrad; Gerechtigkeit; Organisationsklima; Unternehmenskultur; Prädiktor
Abstract	This article reports the findings from a study that investigates predictors of police willingness to blow the whistle and police frequency of blowing the whistle on seven forms of misconduct. It specifically investigates the capacity of nine policy and structural variables to predict whistle-blowing. The results indicate that two variables, a policy mandating the reporting of misconduct and supervisory status, surface as the most consistent predictors of whistle-blowing. Contrary to popular belief, the results also show that police are slightly less inclined than civilian public employees to subscribe to a code of silence. (Contains 6 tables and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10