TY - JOUR
T1 - The noble cause
T2 - An empirical assessment
AU - Crank, John P.
AU - Flaherty, Dan
AU - Giacomazzi, Andrew L.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Literature on police ethics has employed the term "noble cause" to describe a utilitarian orientation toward crime control. No empirical research, however, has systematically investigated the noble cause, a shortcoming addressed in this study. A survey of deputies in a western sheriff's office provided the setting for the current research. Twelve items tapping the noble cause revealed a multidimensional latent structure composed of three factors. Findings did not support the presence of a link between measures of the noble cause and crime. A positive though inconsistent relationship was found between measures of the noble cause and deputies' attitudes toward administrators.
AB - Literature on police ethics has employed the term "noble cause" to describe a utilitarian orientation toward crime control. No empirical research, however, has systematically investigated the noble cause, a shortcoming addressed in this study. A survey of deputies in a western sheriff's office provided the setting for the current research. Twelve items tapping the noble cause revealed a multidimensional latent structure composed of three factors. Findings did not support the presence of a link between measures of the noble cause and crime. A positive though inconsistent relationship was found between measures of the noble cause and deputies' attitudes toward administrators.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846350601&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/crimjust_facpubs/131
U2 - 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.11.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.11.019
M3 - Article
SN - 0047-2352
VL - 35
SP - 103
EP - 116
JO - Journal of Criminal Justice
JF - Journal of Criminal Justice
IS - 1
ER -
