Open AccessEnhancing police integrity by exploring causes of police corruption
Author(s) -
Shumaila Khan,
Alia Ahmed,
Kaleem Ahmed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
management science letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-9343
pISSN - 1923-9335
DOI - 10.5267/j.msl.2021.1.006
Subject(s) - language change , government (linguistics) , economic shortage , public relations , resource (disambiguation) , political science , criminology , business , sociology , art , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , literature , computer science
Methods for the elimination of police corruption to enhance integrity, usually disregards its roots that are connected to societal elements in light of the fact that police corruption has societal causes and implementing a change of the police needs, to certain degree, transforming the community. In this research, a qualitative approach (semi-structured interviews, focus group meetings and observations) was used the analysis methods from social profiles categorized as per their degree of police corruption utilizing data. Researchers have described and examined the organizational and social determinants of police corruption to help decision-makers establish social and economic policy frameworks to monitor police corruption. Researchers concluded that poor pay, resource shortage, moral economy, and politicization of police are pertinent to police corruption. In addition, research evidence suggests that the government must increasingly strengthen organizational as well as social measures in order to minimize police corruption.