Police Subcultural Traits and Police Organizational Failure.

Amanda D. Johnson

University of Memphis, United State of America

Abstract:

Due to the high-risk and unique mandate of police agencies, police organizational failure can be tragic and catastrophic. This article looks at police subcultural traits that could lead to organizational problems and, ultimately, organizational failure. Through a case study analysis of four major police commissions (Knapp, Mollen, Christopher, Rampart) subcultural traits were identified in each that could have led to the organizational failure documented and investigated by these commissions. These traits were categorized and coded using axial coding and the results reported.

Keyword:

Police Corruption, Subculture, Knapp, Mollen, Cristopher Commission, Rampart, Police Orgazinational Failure, Decoupling.