100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Previously searched by you
Previously searched by you
logo
IB Psychology Extended Essay - To what extent can police misconduct be caused by peer influence in police organizations? CA$15.11   Add to cart
Quickly navigate to
Preview
  2.  
  3. IB Psychology Extended Essay

Exam (elaborations)

IB Psychology Extended Essay - To what extent can police misconduct be caused by peer influence in police organizations?
 8 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • IB Psychology Extended Essay
  • Institution
  • Book
  • Oxford IB Diploma Programme: Psychology Course Companion

This document is my IB Psychology Extended Essay which I got an A on. This EE investigates the extent to which police misconduct in police organizations is caused by peer influence.

Preview 3 out of 19  pages

Document information

  • May 17, 2023
  • 19
  • 2020/2021
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers

Subjects

  • ib psychology
  • psychology
  • extended essay
  • ee

Connected book

book image

Book Title:

Author(s):

  • Edition:
  • ISBN:
  • Edition:

More summaries for

  • IB Psychology SL Notes
  • Psychology IB Diploma Programme SL/HL Unit 1 Research Methodology P3 notes
  • Piaget’s Theory of Development
All for this textbook (15)

Written for

  • Secondary school
  • IB Psychology Extended Essay
  • 5
All documents for this subject (1)

Seller

avatar-seller
arushisingh2

Content preview

1




Rotten apples and the barrel

Research Question: To what extent can police misconduct be caused
by peer influence in police organizations?

Subject: Psychology




Word Count: 3888 words

, 2


Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3

Social transmission of deviance .................................................................................................. 4

Characteristics of police peer groups .......................................................................................... 5

Evidence regarding peer influence on police misconduct........................................................... 6

Akers’ Social Learning Theory ................................................................................................... 9

Evidence regarding Akers’ Social Learning Theory and police misconduct ............................ 10

Methodological Issues............................................................................................................... 13

Evaluation.................................................................................................................................. 14

Conclusion................................................................................................................................. 15

Works Cited............................................................................................................................... 17

, 3


Introduction

In 2019, Indian police officers forcefully entered a Delhi college and attacked students

for protesting the Citizenship Amendment Bill, injuring around 200 people. The Hong Kong

police force, formerly known as "Asia's Finest" (Sinclair), has been accused of excessive

violence, sexual assault of detainees, and falsification of evidence following the pro-democracy

movements of the 2010s. American citizens are pressing for nationwide police reform due to the

disproportionate killings of African Americans by police officers in the US in recent years, such

as the recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020. Many such prominent

incidents demonstrating police abuse of authority in today’s society have sparked debates about

the integrity of police organizations that are supposed to serve as gatekeepers of the justice

system, built to protect the public and preserve law and order within societies.


Including the harm inflicted on the public that they are sworn to protect, police

misconduct can also lead to huge political and economic losses (Mauro). It is one of the biggest

barriers preventing progress in modern societies today and can significantly deteriorate public

trust in law and order due to the very nature of the institution – police organizations are built to

serve as protectors of the law and are a symbol of legitimate governmental authority (Ivkovic).

Police misconduct can be defined as any “inappropriate behavior on the part of any police officer

that violates police policy, morality, or/and the law, and may also entail some type of personal

benefit for the police officer involved” (Papazoglou), and can take on many forms such as

bribery, opportunistic theft, buying and selling of drugs, unwarranted brutality, protection of

illegal activities, insubordination and neglect of duty (Chappell & Piquero).


From the psychological perspective, it is often attempted to explain police misconduct

through the proverbial ‘rotten apple’ theory; an individualistic approach claiming that only select

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller arushisingh2. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for CA$15.11. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

81298 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling

Recently viewed by you

Exam (elaborations) ·

(0)

B250G Final Exam with complete solution

CA$15.11
  • (0)
  Add to cart