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Research Brief One-Sheet No.1: Late-Stage Police Crime: Is it an Exit Strategy?
Criminal Justice Faculty Publications
  • Philip M Stinson, Bowling Green State University
  • John Liederbach, Bowling Green State University
  • Tina L Freiburger, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Article
Abstract

The study focuses on crimes committed by experienced police officers who are approaching retirement. Police scholars have traditionally been interested in the formative experiences that occur near the beginning of an officer's career, wherein the expectations of "rookie" cops clash with on-the-job realities to promote cynicism, personal anomia, and potential attachment to delinquent police subcultures. The literature suggests that officers will tend to "get into trouble" earlier in their career rather than later; but, the occurrence of "late-stage" misconduct committed by experienced police officers presents a challenge to existing assumptions regarding the relationship between experience and various forms of police misconduct and also provides an opportunity to examine a stage of the police career that has not been the subject of much research.

Publisher's Statement
This project was supported by Award No. 2011-IJ-CX-0024, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Citation Information
Philip M Stinson, John Liederbach and Tina L Freiburger. "Research Brief One-Sheet No.1: Late-Stage Police Crime: Is it an Exit Strategy?" (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/philip_stinson/29/