PROBABLE CAUSES FOR POLICE CORRUPTION - SOME THEORIES

• NCJ Number: 35491
• Journal: Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: (SPRING 1976) Pages: 9-16
• Author(s): M POGREBIN; B ATKINS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Pergamon Press, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SEVERAL THEORIES AND EXPLANATIONS OF POLICE CORRUPTION PRESENTED IN RECENT SOCIAL SCIENCE LITERATURE ARE REVIEWED AND SUGGESTIONS FOR AREAS OF RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM OF CORRUPTION ARE OFFERED.

Abstract

THEORIES OF CORRUPTION DUE TO INDIVIDUAL FAILINGS, ORGANIZATIONAL DEVIANCE, CYNICISM, LACK OF DETERRENCE, AND THE LACK OF CONSENSUS ON VICTIMLESS CRIMES AND THEIR EFFECTS ARE DISCUSSED. THE AUTHORS CONCLUDE THAT A STUDY OF THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN POLICE, GOVERNMENT, AND THE PUBLIC MAY LEAD TO KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURAL VARIABLES WHICH MAY PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE CAUSES OF CORRUPTION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)