CJA 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bivens V. Six Unknown Named Agents, Racial Profiling, Breathalyzer
31 May 2016
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Police subculture: the set of informal values which characterize the police force as a distinct community with a common identity. Police working personality: all aspects of the traditional values and patterns of behavior evidence by police officers who have been effectively socialized into the police subculture. Authoritarian, cynical, conservative, dogmatic, loyal, honorable, ect . Some exists already within the individuals, others due to socialization. Police corruption: the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain. As small as free cups of coffee to huge monetary bribes. Police deviance is unprofessional on-and-off duty misconduct, isolated instances of misuse of position, improper relationship with informants or criminals, embellished reports, attendance abuse, unauthorized disclosure of information. Knapp commission: committee that investigate nyc police corruption in the early. Complex web of corruption of routine money/services exchanging hands. Grass eating minor bribes/services in exchange to avoid arrest or persecution. Meat eating more serious corruption, involving illicit money-making.
