Law enforcement ethics : classic and contemporary issues / Brian D. Fitch.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This unique collection of essays covers many of the important facets of law enforcement ethics, including the selection, training, and supervision of officers. Editor Brian D. Fitch brings together the works of a diverse task force with a vested interested in reducing officer misconduct--including law enforcement scholars, educators, and practitioners from a variety of disciplines--to present a comprehensive look at this critical subject that is gaining more attention in agencies and in the media today. The text covers topics on the roles of culture, environment, social learning, policy, and reward systems as they pertain to law enforcement ethics, as well as the ethics of force, interrogations, marginality, and racial profiling. This volume also covers several unique aspects of ethics, such as the role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in misconduct (PTSD), cheating during law enforcement promotional practices, off-duty misconduct, and best practices in developing countries."--Publisher's website.

Law Enforcement: An Introduction / J.J. Klaver -- Psychological Evaluations of Law Enforcement Applicants: The Search for Ethical Officers / Ana M. Gamez and Gary G. Collins -- Rhetoric Versus Reality: Why Ethics Training Fails - And What Can Be Done To Fix It / Brian D. Fitch, Christine H. Jones, Luann P. Pannell -- The Role of Supervision in Motivating and Maintaining a Culture of Ethics / Brian D. Fitch, Randy B. Means, Gregory Seidel -- Ethics and Accountability: Policy and Oversight in the United Kingdom / Attilio R. Grandai -- Police Misconduct: Weakness of the Will / Theron L. Bowman and Daniel T. Primozic -- Bad Apple or Bad Barrel: Social Learning Theory as a Paradigm for Understanding Law Enforcement Misconduct / Brian D. Fitch and Christine H. Jones -- Ethics, Enforcement, and the Prospect of Professionalism / Aaron D. Conley and Bryon G. Gustafson -- The Psychology of Marginality / Paul T. Zipper and Tina Adams -- Psychological and Neurophysiological Correlates, Determinants, and Predictors of Misconduct in Law Enforcement Officers With Subclinical / Amir Hamidi and Patrick M.Koga -- Ethics in Police Use of Force: Duty, Principle, and Morality / Kevin A. Elliott and Joycelyn M. Pollock -- Law Enforcement Interrogations: An Ethical Perspective / James L. Ruffin -- Law Enforcement Promotional Practices: The Ultimate Test of Ethics / Alexandro Villamueva -- Henry Louis Gates and Racial Profiling: What's the Problem? / Bernard E. Harcourt -- Leading Within the Era of Superagencies: Recruiting, Educating, Inspiring, and Retaining the Post 9/11 Generation of Officers / Kelly W. Sunberg -- Implementing Democratic Policing Reform: Challenges and Constraints in Developing Countries / Cyndi Banks -- The Tarnished Badge: The Effects of Off-duty Misconduct / David Massey -- Public Information in the Age of Youtube: Citizen Journalism and the Expanding Scope of Police Accountability / Jarret Lovell.