After reading this chapter you will be able to:
12.1 Give examples of police corruption and misconduct and explain why serious efforts need to continue to be made to prevent such behaviors
12.2 Identify the sources of data commonly used to study the nature and extent of police corruption and misconduct and discuss their limitations
12.3 Describe how characteristics of officers, the job, and the organization can lead to police corruption and misconduct
12.4 Discuss promising approaches to controlling police corruption and misconduct
12.5 Explain why officer honesty is such a difficult but important issue in police work