SOC 372 Study Guide - Final Guide: Police Misconduct, Slippery Slope, Indigestion
23 Jul 2018
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Why do officers have more opportunity for deviance? (explain the opportunity structure: contacts with deviants and criminals learn and experience deviant values and. Exam 2 review rationalizations: clients willing to bribe & payoff the police, extraordinary discretion in police work, low visibility of police activities, low pay of officers vs. large amount of money in crime. Herman goldstein"s definition: police corruption is the misuse of authority by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for the officer or others. Individual deviance: certain individuals failing to abide by the rules. Explain sherman"s 3 levels of corruption and deviance: Identify & weed out the bad cops with discipline or dismissal. Type 2: pervasive unorganized corruption: the corruption permeates the organization until many of its officers are involved. Actively or passively: does not require organization within the police department, many officers may be involved in corrupt practices, but not jointly.
