Corruption in the Police: The Reality of the ‘Dark Side’

Police Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-24

  Caless, Bryn ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACPO Counter Corruption Advisory Group; bad apple; contrary to duty; corruption matrix; counter measures; definition; free cup of coffee; integrity testing; malfeasance; misfeasance; non feasance; opportunity; OPSY (Operational Security Officer); police corruption; predisposition; profiles; protective marking; research data; slippery slope; tenure; theories about corruption; vetting; noble cause corruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952940251     PISSN: 0032258X     EISSN: 17405599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1350/pojo.2008.81.1.389     Document Type: Article

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