The influence of gratuities and personal relationships on police use of discretion

IF 2 2区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing & Society Pub Date : 1999-04-01 DOI:10.1080/10439463.1999.9964811

S. Macintyre, T. Prenzler

引用次数: 15

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey of police officers in Queensland, Australia, regarding their responses to a scenario in which an officer is confronted with a traffic violation by a cafe proprietor who has given the officer free food and drinks. The majority of respondents supported the option of not giving the driver a traffic offence notice and related their choice to the influence of the personal relationship with the offender. This preference is contrary to official policy and public opinion. The survey was conducted following a period of ethical reform of the agency and demonstrates the need for intensified ethics training, closer supervision of operational police and clearer guidelines for the exercise of discretion.

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酬金和个人关系对警察使用自由裁量权的影响

这篇论文报道了一项对澳大利亚昆士兰警察的调查，关于他们对一个场景的反应，在这个场景中，一名警察面对一名违反交通规则的咖啡馆老板，他给了警察免费的食物和饮料。大多数答复者支持不向司机发出交通违例通知的选择，并将他们的选择与与违例者的个人关系的影响联系起来。这种偏好与官方政策和公众舆论背道而驰。这项调查是在该机构进行了一段时间的道德改革之后进行的，它表明有必要加强道德培训，更密切地监督警务行动，并更明确地指导自由裁量权的行使。

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Policing & Society CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

5.40

自引率

7.40%

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期刊介绍： Policing & Society is widely acknowledged as the leading international academic journal specialising in the study of policing institutions and their practices. It is concerned with all aspects of how policing articulates and animates the social contexts in which it is located. This includes: • Social scientific investigations of police policy and activity • Legal and political analyses of police powers and governance • Management oriented research on aspects of police organisation Space is also devoted to the relationship between what the police do and the policing decisions and functions of communities, private sector organisations and other state agencies.