RESUMO
The public does not want all laws enforced. In the closed society of law enforcement institutions, police discretion, the conspiracy of silence, the lack of an administration with integrity, and susceptible law enforcement officers contribute to the development of corruption from occupational deviance. Corruption in law enforcement agencies may have similar roots in business, law, medicine, and other professions. Understanding the law enforcement corruption paradigm may therefore be helpful in correcting and curbing corruption in other professions.
Assuntos
Ética Profissional , Exposição Ocupacional , Controle Social Formal , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Humanos , PolíticaRESUMO
In the closed society of a law enforcement agency, factors such as the conspiracy of silence, authoritarian supervision, and police discretion contribute to corruption. This article describes various types of corrupt behavior by police officers, reports the incidence of corruption in law enforcement agencies, discusses psychiatric conditions that may arise from corruption and also contribute to further corruption, and reviews proposed remedies for corruption. It also suggests that an understanding of corruption in law enforcement might be helpful in understanding, correcting, and preventing corruption in other professions, including medicine.
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Crime , Ética Profissional , Saúde Ocupacional , Polícia , Estresse Psicológico/complicações , Anomia (Social) , Autoritarismo , Crime/prevenção & controle , Crime/psicologia , Humanos , Transtornos da Personalidade/complicações , Autonomia Profissional , Alienação Social , Controle Social Formal , Identificação Social , Estados UnidosRESUMO
All occupations are associated with stress, but certain occupations are significantly more stressful than others. Stress is not always harmful. It is the individual's reaction to stress that determines the outcome, ie, whether the individual will adapt or become maladaptive. Individuals who feel they can control events or are in control of their lives are better able to handle stress than individuals who believe they are the victims of fate or chance and who feel powerless and helpless. For those individuals who feel powerless or helpless, suicide may be a means of taking control over their helplessness. Police officers, who are subject to extraordinary stress, present a paradigm for the study and treatment of stress in other occupations.
