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Appeals to Higher Loyalties |
“To commit perjury or to adhere to the police code of secrecy + not be sanctioned by peers” |
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Collective Responsibility |
The media — for it’s portrayal of police in shows as “the good guys” The news cycle — for it’s reporting on “the war on drugs” Politicians — pass laws that cost minorities and the poor |
The media The news cycle Politicians |
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Condemning the condemners |
An officer shifts the attention of their own wrongdoings / deviant acts to the motivations and behaviors of those who disapprove of the violations of the officer. |
“Hypocrites” “Personal spite” |
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Denial of Injury |
“Has anyone actually been physically hurt?” Includes planting evidence, stealing evidence from a suspect, vomiting perjury to justify an illegal search, harassing prostitutes, changing reports, rehearsing testimony...etc |
Confiscation Compensation Guilty anyway |
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Denial of Responsibility |
A justification of unethical acts after the fact. Shifting Responsibility to the victim(s) to receive own self-guilt for (or Responsibility for) their own unethical actions. |
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Denial of the Victim |
Denying that a person is a victim because the got what was "coming". Ex. Thinking: A person who flees is deserving of injury because they ran, they got what was coming, therefore they are not a victim. Ex. Thinking: A prostitute wasn't raped because she opens her legs for everyone, she should have know better. See the "Victim" AS LESSER. Greater more human use of discretion of those who are not minorities and/or in poverty...etc. Less discretion for this in poverty and/or who are a minority...etc. |
"Got what they deserved" |
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Heroic Exceptionality |
The belief that officers of the law take on that the are the "thin blue line" that stands between anarchy & order. |
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Police Use of Force |
The Gov't sets aside its own rules about force when it becomes politically convent to do so. Legally you are not required to seek out non-lethal alternatives, nor does motive to use deadly force matter under the law, when it could be considered unethical. |
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Techniques of Neutralization |
Sykes and Matza (1957) The theory that youths (U18) use techniques of neutralization to rationalize a variety of unethical behaviors. Ex. Denial of the Victim, Denial of Injury, Denial of Responsibility, Condemnation of Condemners, and Appeals to Higher Loyalties. Ex. "I didn't commit a crime because all muslims are terrorists." Ex. "It's not like it matters, he shouldn't be in this country anyways." |
Kids Rationalization of their wrongs. |
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Simple Value System |
What is legal is good and what is illegal is bad. |
Right Vs Wrong |
