In:
International Journal of Police Science & Management, SAGE Publications, Vol. 20, No. 2 ( 2018-06), p. 109-115
Abstract:
Whereas the criminal justice system is designed to determine whether a police officer as an offender is guilty or innocent, the principal–agent model of policing can provide insights into police officer behavior in law enforcement. Agency theory suggests that the chief as a principal and the field officer as an agent may have different preferences, varying knowledge, and opposite risk willingness when it comes to policing. For example, goals may justify means. In this article, the case of a convicted police officer in Norway is discussed based on principal–agent theory.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1461-3557
,
1478-1603
DOI:
10.1177/1461355718763453
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2112649-5
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1