Police Corruption: Preventing Misconduct and Maintaining Integrity (Advances in Police Theory and Practice) - Hardcover

Prenzler, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1420077961 ISBN 13: 9781420077964

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Designed for administrators at all levels, this book presents proven strategies to prevent police corruption and to maintain an ethical culture in policing. Written by a leading international authority, this text describes diverse types of police misconduct, as well as their impact. It establishes ethical principles that police should follow, provides ways to identify misconduct, and discusses various strategies for managing integrity, including alternative strategies for dealing with misconduct. Bringing together four decades of research and work in the field, the author also addresses such key topics as ethical leadership, independent external oversight bodies, and early warning systems.

About this title

About the Author:

Chief Investigator, Center of Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1420077961
• ISBN 13: 9781420077964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236