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This book explores the contours of the code of silence and provides policy recommendations geared toward creating an environment less conducive for police misconduct. It responds to the recent calls for police reform, in the wake of the perceived illegitimacy of police actions and the protection that the code of silence seems to provide to the police officers who violate the official rules. Using a case study of a medium-sized U.S. police agency, this book employs the lens of police integrity theory to provide empirically grounded explanations of the code of silence. It examines the potential effects of organizational factors and the attitudes of individual police officers on their willingness to adhere to the code of silence in cases of police corruption, the use of excessive force, interpersonal deviance, and organizational deviance. The book focuses on the following factors that could influence the police code of silence in the times of change: The impact of organizational rule dissemination, discipline, and disciplinary fairness on the scope of the code of silence The role organizational justice plays in shaping police officer willingness to report misconduct The effect that police officers’ self-legitimacy has on their decisions to adhere to the code The influence of peer culture on individual police officer amenability to maintain the code The relationship between officers’ views of themselves, the organization, and the community on their willingness to report misconduct

Crime & criminology --- Police code of silence --- police integrity --- Police legitimacy --- police culture --- police misconduct --- procedural justice --- police reform --- defund the police --- Open Access

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Police. --- Criminology and Criminal Justice. --- Policing. --- Science and Technology Studies. --- Cops --- Gendarmes --- Law enforcement officers --- Officers, Law enforcement --- Officers, Police --- Police forces --- Police --- Police officers --- Police service --- Policemen --- Policing --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal justice personnel --- Peace officers --- Public safety --- Security systems --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Technology --- Sociological aspects. --- Technology—Sociological aspects. --- Sociology of technology --- Sociology --- Crime Detection --- Police Science --- Technology and Ethics --- Community-Oriented Policing --- Police Legitimacy --- Police-Community Relations --- Fear of Crime --- Policing and Society

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The first expert and comprehensive analysis of the surprising impact of body-worn cameras. Following the tragic deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and others at the hands of police, interest in body-worn cameras for local, state, and federal law enforcement has skyrocketed. In Cops, Cameras, and Crisis, Michael D. White and Aili Malm provide an up-to-date analysis of this promising technology, evaluating whether it can address today's crisis in police legitimacy. Drawing on the latest research and insights from experts with field experience with police-worn body cameras, White and Malm show the benefits and drawbacks of this technology for police departments, police officers, and members of the public. Ultimately, they identify--and assess--each claim, weighing in on whether the specter of being "caught on tape" is capable of changing a criminal justice system desperately in need of reform. Cops, Cameras, and Crisis is a must-read for policymakers, police leaders, and activists interested in twenty-first-century policing.--

Wearable video devices --- Police --- Police misconduct --- Video surveillance --- Community policing --- Police-community relations --- Electronic surveillance --- Video recording --- Misconduct in office --- Cops --- Gendarmes --- Law enforcement officers --- Officers, Law enforcement --- Officers, Police --- Police forces --- Police officers --- Police service --- Policemen --- Criminal justice, Administration of --- Criminal justice personnel --- Peace officers --- Public safety --- Security systems --- Body-worn video cameras --- Body-worn video devices --- BWVs (Video recording) --- Head cameras --- Headcams --- Video cameras worn on the body --- Video devices worn on the body --- Wearable video cameras --- Camcorders --- Wearable cameras --- Equipment and supplies --- Prevention --- Complaints against --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Asian Americans --- History. --- Social conditions. --- Ethnic identity. --- Equipment and supplies. --- Prevention. --- Big data. --- Body-worn camera adoption. --- Citizen privacy. --- Crisis in policing. --- Diffusion of Innovation. --- Evidence-based policing. --- Facial recognition. --- Officer proactivity. --- Police legitimacy. --- Police technology. --- Use of force.