Negative aspects of police culture impede police accountability.Ĭontention: Police culture is one of the biggest obstacles to police accountability. How effective have they been? Compare different viewpoints. Strengths/weaknesses of independent bodies. Topic sentence: The establishment of independent bodies to investigate and prevent misconduct and corruption are themselves evidence of problems with police culture.Įvidence (& analysis of evidence): Chan, 1999 UBAC, OPI. An outline is the only way to save your time and organize your thoughts and ideas in. Strengths and weaknesses of these studies how they compare with other studies or viewpoints.ĭescription of the independent bodies that have been established to investigate and prevent corruption. You cannot write a great critical essay without creating its outline first. This inadvertently impedes accountability as it contributes to indifference, aggression, an ‘us and them’ mentality, exercise of a higher degree of authority and force, and even racism and discrimination.Įvidence (& analysis of evidence): studies by James and Warren, also Smith and Reside. Topic sentence: Police become cynical of their social environment, and become isolated or detached from it which feeds into police culture. Smith and Reside (2010) say that racism and discrimination is part of police culture. How does their view compare with other studies? Strengths/weaknesses? highlight specific outcomes of this including: abuse of authority, brutality, misuse of force, bribery… Topic sentence: ‘Code of silence’ is part of police culture which enables corruption and misconduct.Įvidence (& analysis of evidence): Kelling et al. James and Warren outline the negative aspects of police culture: ‘Code of silence’ and cynicism/pessimism in the police force.
How Chan’s definition sets parameters for this essay. Main points: Police culture has bred cynicism, racism and a ‘code of silence’, to the detriment of integrity, morality and the law.Ī combination of internal and external controls are needed to achieve greater transparency and integrity. This essay will explore the effect of police culture on police accountability.Ĭontention: Police culture is an impediment to police accountability.Police culture has bred cynicism, racism and a ‘code of silence’.
Police culture stems from a common mission and sense of ‘brotherhood’.No argument, too descriptive and no analysis
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