Police Departments Become Corrupt When Leaders Condone...

Police departments become corrupt when leaders condone unethical behavior. The Standard Operating Procedures are words on paper if officers are not properly trained on and is leadership enforced. The act of â€Å"breaking ranks† and the â€Å"blue wall of silence† are realistic ethical issues that affect police departments. It is the responsibility of leaders to properly protect, control and enact changes. Detective Serpico The inner workings of a police department promote an atmosphere of uniformity and camaraderie; the lives of the officer to right and left depend on your actions. It would then be inevitable that the subculture would have problems accepting one of their own who has chosen to â€Å"break ranks† as whistleblowers. â€Å"The main ethical dilemma in whistleblowing is conflicts involved in balancing values, multiple loyalties and obligations to the organization, the general public, professional associations, family and friends and oneself.† (Hersh, 2002) When an officer either exposes unethical behavior or engages in unethical behavior, it takes strong leadership to maintain control and accept change. A police department runs efficiently if, within the standard operating procedures, an open door policy or some type of amnesty policy exists. Leaders are often times not â€Å"in the trenches† and cannot see day-to-day situations occurring between police officers and police officers and the community. Therefore, each police officer must be properly trained by their departments to seeShow MoreRelatedThe Growing Problem of White Collar Crimes in India19963 Words   |  80 Pagesof white collar crime in detail. To study the impact of white collar crime from Indian perspectives. To study the impact of white collar crime on Indian economy and its its affect on development activities. Abstract White collar criminality has become a global phenomenon with the advance of commerce and technology like any other country; India is equally in the grip of white collar criminality. White collar crime in India is flourishing every day in new forms. The Problem if white collar crimeRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesOrganizational Behavior This page intentionally left blank Organizational Behavior EDITION 15 Stephen P. Robbins —San Diego State University Timothy A. Judge —University of Notre Dame i3iEi35Bj! Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services:Read MoreManagement Course: Mba−10 General Management215330 Words   |  862 PagesManagement Course: MBA−10 General Management California College for Health Sciences MBA Program McGraw-Hill/Irwin abc McGraw−Hill Primis ISBN: 0−390−58539−4 Text: Effective Behavior in Organizations, Seventh Edition Cohen Harvard Business Review Finance Articles The Power of Management Capital Feigenbaum−Feigenbaum International Management, Sixth Edition Hodgetts−Luthans−Doh Contemporary Management, Fourth Edition Jones−George Driving Shareholder Value Morin−Jarrell Leadership