Citation

Harris CJ. Police Q. 2011; 14(2): 142-165.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1098611111404141

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study explores the career pathways and their related linkages of officer problem behaviors from two sources: complaints filed by citizens and complaints filed internally by other officers. Using retrospective longitudinal data from a large cohort of officers, results indicate that while both citizen and internal complaints are patterned differently at the aggregate level over officer experience, both contain multiple pathways at the individual level. Analyses further demonstrate a small group of officers in both complaint types who account for a disproportionate amount of deviance, and officers belonging to one group tend to belong to the other. Implications are discussed.