Conceptual framework for police deviance applied to police crime court cases
Abstract
Purpose
A conceptual framework for police deviance and crime has recently been suggested and presented by other scholars. This research attempts to test the framework empirically based on court cases where police employees were prosecuted and convicted.
Design/methodology/approach
The sliding slope in the conceptual framework was separated into two dimensions, motive and damage, respectively. Court cases were coded according to these dimensions.
Findings
Empirical results provide support for the framework by linking seriousness to court sentence in terms of imprisonment days to the sliding slope. However, further validation of the framework is needed.
Originality/value
It is useful to both academics and practitioners to have an organizing framework when considering police complaints and prosecuting police crime.
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Citation
Gottschalk, P. (2012), "Conceptual framework for police deviance applied to police crime court cases", International Journal of Law and Management, Vol. 54 No. 3, pp. 222-233. https://doi.org/10.1108/17542431211228629
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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