Police Ethics: The Corruption of Noble Cause

by John P. Crank and Michael A. Caldero

Book Overview

This book provides an examination of noble cause, how it emerges as a fundamental principle of police ethics and how it can provide the basis for corruption. The noble cause -- a commitment to "doing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593459637
• ISBN13: 9781593459635
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

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I enjoyed this book very much. I also learned through reading it the many different ways that officers can become coppupt and how to notice corruption before it even starts. This is an excellent book and I do recommend it to anyone who is interested in corruption of police and their departments.

An excellent introduction/overview

This book does an excellent job of introducing the reader to corruption, particularly what seems like inane and harmless corruption such as accepting free food from locals on your beat. It explains and expands on human nature, the desire to receive special treatment from those responsible for our protection or admnistration. I have also taken a class from Dr. Caldero, and I can say that a majority of the students in the class didn't understand his book at first, because they failed to see the danger in small or seemingly trivial corruption.

A must read for all future employees of the Criminal Justice

Excellant Book! A must read for all future employees of the Criminal Justice System. This reminds me of another book I just read and recommend, U.S. Customs Badge of Dishonor. Both of these books demonstrate just how tuff it is to be a cop.