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Officers Armed With Degrees: Does Education Shield Law Enforcement Officers From Complaints?

Villone, Edward J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1288069360

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2010, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Youngstown State University, Department of Criminal Justice.
This research explores how higher education among law enforcement officers may influence liability. Research in the area of police officer educational level and liability is sparse, with most comparing education with performance or other levels of measure. More specifically this thesis investigates complaints among police officers by level of education. In particular, the focus is on law enforcement officers with baccalaureate and more advanced degrees and their liability rates when compared to those with high school diplomas or GEDs. This study will examine criminal, civil, and administrative complaints that were filed against degreed and non-degreed law enforcement officers from a police department in Mahoning County, Ohio. These proceedings will then be analyzed to determine whether the degreed officers have a reduced risk of criminal, civil, and administrative liability. The central hypothesis is that degreed officers will have a lower rate of complaints sustained (in other words found guilty) when officially complained of wrongdoing in 1) criminal, 2) civil, and 3) administrative proceedings. The primary variables will be complaint type, education level, and complaint outcome. The importance of this research will assist law enforcement administrators address departmental liability risks and provide potential options to reducing liability.
Patricia Wagner, J.D. (Committee Chair)
John Hazy, PhD (Committee Member)
C. Allen Pierce, PhD (Committee Member)
74 p.
Adult Education; Community Colleges; Continuing Education; Criminology; Education; Higher Education; Inservice Training; Management
Law enforcement; Police officers; Higher education; Criminal liability; Civil liability; Administrative liability; Degreed officers; Police officer education; Police officer liability

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  • Villone, E. J. (2010). Officers Armed With Degrees: Does Education Shield Law Enforcement Officers From Complaints? [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1288069360

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Villone, Edward. Officers Armed With Degrees: Does Education Shield Law Enforcement Officers From Complaints? 2010. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1288069360.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Villone, Edward. "Officers Armed With Degrees: Does Education Shield Law Enforcement Officers From Complaints?" Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1288069360

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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