ABSTRACT

Sworn to protect and serve, police officers who stray into deviant behavior may become a citizen‘s worst nightmare. A thoughtful examination of the formal and informal process of becoming blue, Cop Culture: Why Good Cops Go Bad is a unique combination of academic research based on Chief Scott Silverii‘s doctoral dissertation and more than two decad

chapter 1|10 pages

The Blue Line Mystique

chapter 2|12 pages

Special Operations Groups 12

chapter 3|10 pages

Studying a Secret Culture

chapter 4|16 pages

History of Policing in America

chapter 5|8 pages

Occupational Socialization

chapter 6|8 pages

Why Cops Quit

chapter 7|6 pages

Antidiversity in the Ranks

chapter 8|18 pages

Police Culture 71

chapter 9|10 pages

State-Sponsored Violence

chapter 10|6 pages

Policing the Police 100

chapter 11|14 pages

Cop Culture and OMC

chapter 12|10 pages

Driving Drunk behind the Badge

chapter 13|10 pages

Silent Suffering

chapter 14|14 pages

Investigative Strategies

chapter 15|22 pages

Just the Facts

chapter 16|12 pages

Hating Others

chapter 17|10 pages

Final Shades of Blue

chapter 18|14 pages

Final Verdict

chapter 19|12 pages

Igniting Change

chapter |2 pages

Appendix Introduction

chapter |4 pages

Appendix D: Old Bulls and Young Bulls

chapter |4 pages

Appendix E: I Quit

chapter |4 pages

Appendix F: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

chapter |2 pages

Afterword