SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Dependent And Independent Variables, Mollen Commission, Knapp Commission
10 Apr 2013
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Code of silence: 1994 mollen commission. Code of silence why the police were successful b/c officers refused to testify against e/o. Toronto (2004: 14 officers charged for bribery, theft, extortion, purchase and sale of narcotics, charged, some convicted, some sent to prison. Need for socialization: differential association explain white collar and youth criminals. Associate w ppl who teach you how to be conforming or criminal. Slippery slope: time, older corrupt recruit rookies, over time see not a big deal and learn the ropes and soon are doing it themselves. Grass eating: officers favour kickbacks on a low level and could be starting point for corruption, not necessarily illegal but common and most officers don"t see it as a problem. Mechanism to reward officers can lead to overzealous policing including misconduct issues. Complaints measurement: police citizen relations and productivity, most active cops most likely to receive complaints whether or not more deviant (more opps for.
