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Purpose <p>To test how the public perceives the seriousness of types of police misconduct, what they think the appropriate punishments are, and whether they view police misconduct as worse than similar misconduct in other professions.</p> Methods <p>Using an online vignette experiment with a UK sample (<i>N</i> = 300), I randomised the workplace context for several misconduct scenarios. Respondents rated the wrongfulness and harmfulness of the scenarios and recommended appropriate workplace punishments for these misconduct scenarios.</p> Results <p>Police misconduct was not viewed as more serious than similar misconduct in other workplaces. The public endorsed clear and consistent ratings of the relative harmfulness and wrongfulness of different scenarios.</p> Conclusion <p>Qualified public input may be useful in developing structured sanctioning guidelines for police misconduct cases. Public opinion may be a valuable guide to the relative and cardinal severity of misconduct actions, and reflecting this may bolster police legitimacy.</p>

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Is misconduct worse when a cop does it? Public perceptions of police misconduct

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    2025年7月7日

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  • Nicholas Goldrosen

摘要

Purpose

To test how the public perceives the seriousness of types of police misconduct, what they think the appropriate punishments are, and whether they view police misconduct as worse than similar misconduct in other professions.

Methods

Using an online vignette experiment with a UK sample (N = 300), I randomised the workplace context for several misconduct scenarios. Respondents rated the wrongfulness and harmfulness of the scenarios and recommended appropriate workplace punishments for these misconduct scenarios.

Results

Police misconduct was not viewed as more serious than similar misconduct in other workplaces. The public endorsed clear and consistent ratings of the relative harmfulness and wrongfulness of different scenarios.

Conclusion

Qualified public input may be useful in developing structured sanctioning guidelines for police misconduct cases. Public opinion may be a valuable guide to the relative and cardinal severity of misconduct actions, and reflecting this may bolster police legitimacy.