Police officers’ support for corruption: examining the impact of police culture

IF 1.4 3区社会学 Q2 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Pub Date : 2022-10-17 DOI:10.1108/pijpsm-06-2022-0085

M. A. Amagnya

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Abstract

PurposeThis study examines the relationship between police culture and support for corruption among Ghanaian police officers.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws on data from a survey of 616 police officers across three regions in Ghana. The research questions and hypotheses are addressed through a hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe results show that perception of corruption prevalence, lack of deterrence (i.e. perceived oversight measures) and the Upper East Region significantly predicted officers’ support for corruption. Particularly, lack of deterrence was a consistent predictor of support for corruption across different models compared to corruption prevalence. Contrary to previous studies, code of silence was found not to predict officers’ support for corruption.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the police culture and corruption debate an African perspective, where little research has explored the relationship between police culture and corruption. The code of silence not predicting support for corruption contradicts previous studies and contributes to the debate, literature and theory development.

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警察对贪污的支持:检视警察文化的影响

目的本研究探讨加纳警察文化与对腐败的支持之间的关系。设计/方法/方法该研究利用了对加纳三个地区616名警察的调查数据。通过层次回归分析解决了研究问题和假设。调查结果显示，对贪污盛行程度的认知、缺乏威慑(即察觉到的监督措施)和上东区地区显著地预测了官员对贪污的支持。特别是，与腐败流行程度相比，缺乏威慑是不同模型中对腐败支持的一致预测因素。与之前的研究相反，沉默准则并不能预测官员对腐败的支持。原创性/价值本文从非洲的角度对警察文化与腐败的争论做出了贡献，在非洲，很少有研究探讨警察文化与腐败之间的关系。沉默准则不能预测对腐败的支持，这与以往的研究相矛盾，有助于辩论、文献和理论的发展。

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Policing-An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

15.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： ■Community policing ■Managerial styles and leadership ■Performance measurement and accountability ■Pursuit guidelines ■Crime trends and analysis ■Crisis negotiation ■Civil disorder ■Organized crime ■Victimology ■Crime prevention ■Career development ■High risk police activities ■Routine policing ■Traffic enforcement ■Civil litigation.