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Peer group support for police occupational deviance
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In this paper, the authors examined the role of social conditions within the occupational milieu in corrupt behavior of police and found that the opportunity structure and socialization practices within the occupation combine with peer group support to create a social situation where certain corrupt acts are tolerated and accepted.Abstract:
Although there have been several journalistic and impressionistic accounts of police corrupt behavior, there are few empirical studies of this phenomenon. One of the reasons for this lack of research is the absence of theoretical frames of reference to guide research endeavors. This paper deals with police corruption as but one of many forms of occupational deviance and discusses the manner in which the social conditions existing within the occupational milieu contribute to such corruption. In particular. the paper examines the manner in which the opportunity structure and socialization practices within the occupation combine with peer group support to create a social situation where certain corrupt acts are tolerated and accepted.read more
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White-Collar Crime and Employee Theft
TL;DR: The concept of white-collar crime has perhaps generated more controversy than any other since the introduction of the theory of differential association as discussed by the authors, and the loose usage of the concept by both academic and popular writers has further complicated the issue.