This paper argues that the current focus of policing on problem officers is too narrow, both
conceptually and in terms of how they are operationalized in the research literature, and …

Police officer misconduct is a critical issue facing police departments across the world.
Police officers are entrusted with authority to enforce the law, including the power to use …

This study explored varying patterns of police problem behaviors as officers gain
experience. The policing literature offered little guidance for exploring problem behaviors …

Prior research has not sufficiently explained the various pathways that lead to career-ending
misconduct among police officers, most notably the timing of misconduct in officers' careers …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors which contribute to, or
mitigate against, both the likelihood and timing of the onset of police misconduct …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the extant published literature using
traditional criminological theories in an effort to explain police misconduct …

Purpose–The aim of this study is to investigate whether police problem behaviors decline
over time as officers gain experience, or whether they rise again as officers approach or …

Every year the International Police Executive Symposium (IPES) holds an international
conference for police scholars and practitioners to have the opportunity to engage and …

Remarkably little has been written about the theory and practice of applied police research,
despite growing demand for evidence in crime prevention. Designed to fill this gap, this book …

The often-clandestine inner workings of the policing profession have been of considerable
interest to scholars, policy makers, social justice activists, and everyday citizens …