Journal Reflection: Police Subculture
The police subculture is defined by secrecy, solidarity, and cynicism. In at least 350 words, reflect on how a subculture that promotes these attributes impacts an officer’s ability to conduct himself or herself in a professional and ethical manner.

Learning Resources
Note: To access this module’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Textbook
Banks, C. (2017). Criminal justice ethics: Theory and practice (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice, 4th Edition by Banks, C. Copyright 2017 by Sage Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications, Inc. via the Copyright Clearance Center.

 

Chapter 2, “Police Ethics: The Nature of Policing and Police Corruption” (pp. 18–63)

 

 

Chapter 3, “Police Ethics: Use of Force, Investigations, Interrogations, and Lying” (pp. 64–97)

 

Articles
Hickman, M. J., Powell, Z. A., Piquero, A. R., & Greene, J. (2016). Exploring the viability of an attitude toward ethical behavior scale in understanding police integrity outcomes. Policing, 39(2), 319–337.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Ariel, B. (2016). Police body cameras in large police departments. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 106(4), 729–768. 

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Websites
Justia: U.S. Supreme Court. (n.d.). Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989). Retrieved from https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/490/386/ 

Justia: U.S. Supreme Court. (n.d.). Tennessee v. Garner, 471 U.S. 1 (1985). Retrieved https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/471/1/case.html 

National Institute of Justice. (2009). The use-of-force continuum. Retrieved from https://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/officer-safety/use-of-force/Pages/continuum.aspx 

Reamer, F. G., & Verdi, T. A. (n.d.). Teaching ethics in the training academy: A state-of-the-art approach. Police Chief. Retrieved October 17, 2018, from http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/teaching-ethics-in-the-training-academy/ 

Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). (n.d.). Use of force. Retrieved December 6, 2018, from https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/Use-of-Force.pdf