Outcomes of Police Sexual Misconduct in the UK

Authors: Sweeting, F., Arabaci-Hills, P. and Cole, T.

Journal: Policing (Oxford)

Volume: 15

Issue: 2

Pages: 1339-1351

eISSN: 1752-4520

ISSN: 1752-4512

DOI: 10.1093/police/paaa052

Abstract:

Sexual misconduct in police officers and staff is a serious form of corruption with negative consequences for victims and the reputation of the police. It can include a variety of behaviours ranging from inappropriate sexual comments to colleagues to sexual activity with vulnerable victims of crime. Analysis of publicly accessible data available from proven cases of sexual misconduct in 30 police forces in England and Wales has identified eight categories of sexual misconduct, together with the subsequent disciplinary outcomes. The most frequently recorded type of sexual misconduct involved officers of Constable rank conducting sexual relationships with victims of crime. Conversely, officers of higher ranks were more frequently found to engage in sexual bullying towards junior officers. Consequential dismissal rates varied greatly across different regions of the country. This research focuses on sexual misconduct within English and Welsh police forces and provides the current picture behaviours across regions, ranks, and gender.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38067/

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Outcomes of Police Sexual Misconduct in the UK

Authors: Sweeting, F., Arabaci-Hills, P. and Cole, T.

Journal: POLICING-A JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE

Volume: 15

Issue: 2

Pages: 1339-1351

eISSN: 1752-4520

ISSN: 1752-4512

DOI: 10.1093/police/paaa052

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38067/

Source: Web of Science (Lite)

Outcomes of police sexual misconduct in the UK

Authors: Sweeting, F., Hills, P. and Cole, T.

Journal: Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice

DOI: 10.1093/police/paaa052

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38067/

Source: Manual

Outcomes of Police Sexual Misconduct in the UK

Authors: Sweeting, F., Arabaci-Hills, P. and Cole, T.

Journal: Policing: a journal of policy and practice

Volume: 15

Issue: 2

Pages: 1339-1351

ISSN: 1752-4512

Abstract:

Sexual misconduct in police officers and staff is a serious form of corruption with negative consequences for victims and the reputation of the police. It can include a variety of behaviours ranging from inappropriate sexual comments to colleagues to sexual activity with vulnerable victims of crime. Analysis of publicly accessible data available from proven cases of sexual misconduct in 30 police forces in England and Wales has identified eight categories of sexual misconduct, together with the subsequent disciplinary outcomes. The most frequently recorded type of sexual misconduct involved officers of Constable rank conducting sexual relationships with victims of crime. Conversely, officers of higher ranks were more frequently found to engage in sexual bullying towards junior officers. Consequential dismissal rates varied greatly across different regions of the country. This research focuses on sexual misconduct within English and Welsh police forces and provides the current picture behaviours across regions, ranks, and gender.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38067/

Source: BURO EPrints