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Police misconduct in Taiwan: comparing perceptions of the police and electronic gaming service workers
Kuo,Shih Ya
2018-07-20
Source PublicationCRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE
ISSN0925-4994
Volume69Issue:5Pages:657-679
Abstract

This study investigated the perceptions of police misconduct through a survey of police officers and electronic gaming service workers in Taiwan. A total of 297 police officers and 268 gaming workers in Taiwan participated in the survey-based study in which subjects were asked to state their views on the prevalence and likelihood of reporting of nine hypothetical police misconduct cases. The results were consistent with prior research indicating that both police and gaming workers rated some of the nine scenarios as more serious than others. Compared to gaming workers, police officers were more likely to rate the vignettes as examples of serious police misconduct, and to opine that violators should (and most likely would) be disciplined by their respective agencies. Overall, however, the police were less likely than gaming workers to report such police misconduct to higher authorities. Another consistent finding was that as the rank of the police officers increased, the likelihood of their ratings on police misconduct as a common practice decreased. The opposite was the case for gaming folks; the owners and managers of electronic-gaming stores believed such police misconduct was a common practice, while their respective clerks tended to view such misconduct as uncommon. Among the police, supervisors and anti-corruption officers were not likely to report such police misconduct, particularly those viewed as “petty” misconduct, inconsistent with the hypothesis. Also, no relationship was found between vignette seriousness and the prevalence among either police or gaming-worker respondents. Plausible explanations for inconsistent results were suggested.

KeywordElectronic Gaming Service Workers Police Misconduct Taiwan Vignettes
DOI10.1007/s10611-018-9770-2
URLView the original
Indexed BySSCI
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaCriminology & Penology ; Social Sciences - Other Topics
WOS SubjectCriminology & Penology ; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
WOS IDWOS:000438676200004
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85045071983
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionDEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
Corresponding AuthorKuo,Shih Ya
AffiliationE21 3020 Department of SociologyUniversity of Macau,Taipa,Macao
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Kuo,Shih Ya. Police misconduct in Taiwan: comparing perceptions of the police and electronic gaming service workers[J]. CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 2018, 69(5), 657-679.
APA Kuo,Shih Ya.(2018). Police misconduct in Taiwan: comparing perceptions of the police and electronic gaming service workers. CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 69(5), 657-679.
MLA Kuo,Shih Ya."Police misconduct in Taiwan: comparing perceptions of the police and electronic gaming service workers".CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE 69.5(2018):657-679.
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