Describe how organizations can become corrupt, using Trautman’s “corruption continuum” as a guide.

 

  • Describe how organizations can become corrupt, using Trautman’s “corruption continuum” as a guide. Explain how organizational incentives such as COMPSTAT can influence organizational corruption.
  • Discuss Bandura’s explanation of the influence of co-workers on individual behavior and explain how this topic relates to police supervision.
  • Explain the “continuum of compromise” as it relates to individual police misconduct, including how it might help supervisors recognize warning signs. Include the concept of “means–end” thinking in your review.
  • Describe Bandura’s definition of self-regulation and describe how aspects of the law enforcement job can cause one to turn away from self-regulation.