Theories of ethical decision making -- Factors associated with peer reporting -- Roadmap to research -- Empirical findings -- Discussion and implications
Summary
Kargin examines police officers? decision making with regard to peer reporting of unethical police behavior. On a theoretical level, a peer reporting model was developed based on Rest?s (1984)?four component,? Trevino?s (1986)?a person-situation interactionist,? and, finally, Jones? (1991)?issue-contingent? models of ethical decision making for investigation of police officers? peer reporting decisions. The results suggest that the perceived seriousness of the unethical behavior is the strongest predictor of police officers? peer reporting in minor and moderate policy violations. However, o
