Survey of Innovations in Development and Maintenance of Ethical Standards by Australian Police Departments

Prenzler, Tim; Ronken, Carol

doi:10.1201/9781420072327.ch4

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“…Introducing novel methods to address policing practices that compromise health and violate human rights is therefore important. A small number of novel practices have been implemented in the United States and Australia through the use of specialized trainings, public and police surveys, and proactive police oversight mechanisms [ 42 ], although there is a clear need for ongoing development in this area.…”

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Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Fairbairn

Kaplan²,

Hayashi

et al. 2009

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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BackgroundDrug policy in Thailand has relied heavily on law enforcement-based approaches. Qualitative reports indicate that police in Thailand have resorted to planting drugs on suspected drug users to extort money or provide grounds for arrest. The present study sought to describe the prevalence and factors associated with this form of evidence planting by police among injection drug users (IDU) in Bangkok.MethodsMultivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with evidence planting of drugs by police among a community-based sample of IDU in Bangkok. We also examined the prevalence and average amount of money paid by IDU to police in order to avoid arrest.Results252 IDU were recruited between July and August, 2008, among whom 66 (26.2%) were female and the median age was 36.5 years. In total, 122 (48.4%) participants reported having drugs planted on them by police. In multivariate analyses, this form of evidence planting was positively associated with midazolam use (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] = 2.84; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.58 - 5.11), recent non-fatal overdose (AOR = 2.56; 95%CI: 1.40 - 4.66), syringe lending (AOR = 2.08; 95%CI: 1.19 - 3.66), and forced drug treatment (AOR = 1.88; 95%CI: 1.05 - 3.36). Among those who reported having drugs planted on them, 59 (48.3%) paid police a bribe in order to avoid arrest.ConclusionA high proportion of community-recruited IDU participating in this study reported having drugs planted on them by police. Drug planting was found to be associated with numerous risk factors including syringe sharing and participation in government-run drug treatment programs. Immediate action should be taken to address this form of abuse of power reportedly used by police.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Fairbairn

Kaplan²,

Hayashi

et al. 2009

BMC Int Health Hum Rights

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“…Moreover, in spite of such Royal Commissions and Judicial Inquiries spanning decades even into the early 2000s, most Australian jurisdictions, according to research by Prenzler and Ronken (2003), have not implemented aggressive 'advanced' models of corruption prevention.…”

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Knowledge Management in Policing: The Case of Police Complaints and Police Crime

Gottschalk

Dean

2010

The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles

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This article is concerned with knowledge management in policing police crime. Police crime is defined as crime committed by police officers on duty. There seems to be a tendency to consider police crime as a result of bad practice rather than the acts of criminals. However, examples illustrate that criminal acts are intentionally carried out by police officers on duty. The article looks at the kinds of knowledge which agencies require to investigate police complaints and police crime successfully.

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“…In general, Prenzler and Ronken (2016) stated that effective ethics training must define clear expectations and aid in the resolution of ethical dilemmas. It is clear that (a) the recruitment, screening, and selection efforts that precede training, (b) the socialization efforts of peers and superiors that follow it, and (c) a variety of less obvious organizational, political, and economic factors have a significant impact on the programs’ potential influence (Klockars et al, 2006).…”

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Effects of police ethics training on ethnic prejudice and social dominance orientation

Droogenbroeck

Spruyt

Ivković

2023

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Police administrators are looking for concrete pathways to fight the phenomenon of (ethnic) prejudice among members of the police force. Surprisingly, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of existing police ethics training programs on prejudice and social dominance orientation. Therefore, we assessed the impact of a 1-day training called the Holocaust, Police, and Human Rights (HPH) program on the attitudes related to ethnic prejudice and social dominance orientation of 223 members of the Belgian police. Analyses of three-wave panel data indicate that HPH training reduced ethnic prejudice and social dominance orientation. For ethnic prejudice, the reduced effects were maintained after 1 month in the follow-up study. However, the effect of training on prejudice was weaker for police officers who were more often exposed to victims and perpetrators of crime. No lasting effect of HPH training was found for social dominance orientation.

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Survey of Innovations in Development and Maintenance of Ethical Standards by Australian Police Departments

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Reports of evidence planting by police among a community-based sample of injection drug users in Bangkok, Thailand

Knowledge Management in Policing: The Case of Police Complaints and Police Crime

Effects of police ethics training on ethnic prejudice and social dominance orientation

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