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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828120903321

Autore

Porter Louise

Titolo

Police integrity management in Australia : global lessons for combating police misconduct / / Louise Porter, Tim Prenzler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-4665-5906-3

0-367-86694-3

0-429-25241-2

1-4398-9600-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Advances in police theory and practice ; ; 12

Altri autori (Persone)

PrenzlerTim

Disciplina

363.2/2

Soggetti

Police administration - Australia

Police corruption - Australia - Prevention

Police ethics - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Introduction : police misconduct and integrity, international and Australian perspectives -- Commonwealth -- New South Wales -- Northern Territory -- Queensland -- South Australia -- Tasmania -- Victoria.

Sommario/riassunto

In the past two decades, Australia has been the site of major police misconduct scandals and inquiries, leading to reform initiatives at the cutting edge of police integrity management practices. Presenting interviews with key informants and an analysis of key documents, Police Integrity Management in Australia: Global Lessons for Combating Police Misconduct offers a comprehensive study, conducted from 2008 to 2010, of strategies and systems in Australia. Providing a rare overview and critique of a full suite of policies, institutions, and programs adopted to