Brian L. Withrow

Police Ethics, Fourth Edition, provides an analysis of corruption in law enforcement organisations. The authors argue that the noble cause—a commitment to "doing something about bad people"—is a central "ends-based" police ethic. This fundamental principle of police ethics can paradoxically open the way to community polarisation and increased violence, however, when officers violate the law on behalf of personally held...

Police Ethics, Fourth Edition, provides an analysis of corruption in law enforcement organisations. The authors argue that the noble cause—a commitment to “doing something about bad people”—is a central “ends-based” police ethic. This fundamental principle of police ethics can paradoxically open the way to community polarisation and increased violence, however, when officers violate the law on behalf of personally held...