Addressing Corruption in The Police Service

This book offers an autoethnographic examination of the author's last three years as a serving police officer and as Head of the Professional Standards Department, recorded in personal journals. It analyses the emotional and philosophical impact arising from day-to-day interactions with police officers and reflects on corruption and how it is perceived both inside and outside the service. This book posits a model of the kakistocratic police milieu as a theoretical framework for analysis of the police in contemporary neoliberal liquid modernity which could be used to explore other police phenomenological research data. This autoethnographic insider research provides a rare addition to the knowledge on police corruption. It speaks in particular to those doing professional policing degrees and police practitioners.

Draws on highly original personal diaries to reflect on police culture Brings together emergent elements of psychology, ethics and management Reflects on corruption and how it was perceived both inside and outside the service

Auteur

Brendan Brookshaw completed his PhD at the University of Plymouth, UK, which was an autoethnographic examination of police attitudes towards corrupt or improper practice by police officers. Since 2016 he has been a lecturer in Professional Policing and Criminology at Plymouth University and at City College Plymouth. In September 2018 Brendan retired from the Police as Detective Chief Inspector after 30 years' service.

Contenu

.- Introduction.

.- What is Police Corruption?.

.- The Psychology of Police Corruption.

.- The Ethics of Police Corruption?.

.- The Management of Police Corruption?.

.- Autoethnography as a valid research tool.

.- The Triangle of Kakistocracy Model.

.- Practical Applications of the Model.