Police Ethics by Jeffrey D. Dailey, Brian L. Withrow, Michael... - 9781041041207

Police EthicsThe Corruption of Noble Cause\nAuthor(s): Jeffrey D. Dailey, Brian L. Withrow, Michael A. Caldero\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041041207, 978-1041041207\nSynopsis\nPolice Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause, Fifth Edition, provides an analysis of corruption in law enforcement organizations. The authors argue that the noble cause a commitment to doing something about bad people is a central ends-based police ethic. This fundamental principle of police ethics can paradoxically open the way to community polarization and increased violence, however, when officers violate the law on behalf of personally held moral values. This book is about the power that police use to do their work and how it can lead police officers to abuse their positions at the individual and organizational levels. It provides students of policing with a realistic understanding of the kinds of problems they will confront in t.