2022
DOI: 10.1108/pijpsm-06-2022-0085
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Police officers’ support for corruption: examining the impact of police culture

Abstract: PurposeThis study examines the relationship between police culture and support for corruption among Ghanaian police officers.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws on data from a survey of 616 police officers across three regions in Ghana. The research questions and hypotheses are addressed through a hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe results show that perception of corruption prevalence, lack of deterrence (i.e. perceived oversight measures) and the Upper East Region significantly predicted offi… Show more

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“…Cochran and Worden, 2023; Hacin and Meško, 2022; Nam, 2023; Orosco and Gaub, 2023; Paoline and Gau, 2023; Patterson and King, 2023; Peacock et al ., 2023a; Wu et al ., 2023), and that external environments matter as well (e.g. Amagnya, 2023; Peacock et al ., 2023b; Wu, 2023; Wu et al ., 2023). These papers reaffirm some previously established notions—that the police culture could vary across police agencies, units and assignments (e.g.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Cochran and Worden, 2023; Hacin and Meško, 2022; Nam, 2023; Orosco and Gaub, 2023; Paoline and Gau, 2023; Patterson and King, 2023; Peacock et al ., 2023a; Wu et al ., 2023), and that external environments matter as well (e.g. Amagnya, 2023; Peacock et al ., 2023b; Wu, 2023; Wu et al ., 2023). These papers reaffirm some previously established notions—that the police culture could vary across police agencies, units and assignments (e.g.…”
Section: Concluding Thoughtsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Klinger, 1997;Klockars et al, 2000Klockars et al, , 2004Paoline and Terrill, 2014). Amagnya (2023) steps away from the broad concept of the code of silence as tolerance of any police misconduct and zooms in on the tolerance for a specific form of police misconduct-police corruption. The study shows how the normalization of deviance (Vaughan, 2016)-the notion that misconduct is so common that it no longer feels wrongshapes police officer views about the acceptance of corruption.…”
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“…Evidence shows that corruption diverts resources away from essential public services, causes inefficiencies in public institutions, and exacerbates inequalities [1][2][3][4][5]. The consequences of corruption become more serious when justice officials who are expected to ensure compliance with the law and play a key role in preventing corruption engage in corruption [6,7]. Evidence from various studies exploring public perceptions of corruption shows that citizens perceive criminal justice institutions, especially the police and judiciary, as among the most corrupt public institutions [8][9][10][11][12].…”
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“…Measuring public perceptions of corruption is important to develop strategies for fighting corruption and detecting weaknesses in formulated and implemented policies [20]. Thus, public perception studies facilitate public involvement in anti-corruption reforms and give policymakers and members of the public an indication of progress and trends [7,20,21]. In addition, studies based on public opinion allow us to ascertain the public's view that helps to define and frame issues of corruption, raise awareness, encourage public debate on corruption, and advance reforms [21].…”
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confidence: 99%