CJUS 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Job Satisfaction, Job Security, Generation Gap
5 Dec 2017
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Officers with more experience have a priority in requesting assignments. Least experienced officers get the most difficult assignments. Young officers are then assigned to high-activity shifts officers. Group solidarity working together with common belief system. Secrecy shield against outside influence could lead to lies, turning a blind eye. Code of silence do not tell on other officers may be obstacle to accountability. Also known as the blue wall of silence, a code of honor among police officers whereby officers refuse to testify against corrupt colleagues thus creating a veil of secrecy around police actions. Secrecy - attitude displayed by police officers to the rest of the world. Police officers keep the misbehaviors of other police officers as a secret. Nypd officer who dared tell about corruption on his department. Was ultimately shot during drug arrest, assisting officers failed to call for help immediately. Police officers are less unified today and less likely to have an us them view of civilians.
