Relation of Police Misconduct to Authoritarianism

Examines whether authoritarianism & closely related personality traits such as conformity & value orthodoxy predict police misconduct, drawing on scale, inventory, & self-report survey data from 99 US law enforcement officers who recorded acts of misconduct for which they had been discip...

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Published in:Journal of social behavior and personality 1997-06, Vol.12 (2), p.551-555
Main Authors: Henkel, J, Sheehan, E P, Reichel, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authoritarianism (Psychology)
Behavior Problems
Codes of Conduct
Police
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Summary:Examines whether authoritarianism & closely related personality traits such as conformity & value orthodoxy predict police misconduct, drawing on scale, inventory, & self-report survey data from 99 US law enforcement officers who recorded acts of misconduct for which they had been disciplined. Stepwise regression revealed 13% of the variance was explained by the variables responsibility & organization. Authoritarianism & closely related variables were not predictors. 14 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0886-1641
2168-3263