Forces need to focus on the ‘barrel’ as much as the ‘bad apples’ to tackle unethical behaviour

27th January 2023Keith Potter, Editor, Policing Insight

Policing cultures and issues over poor and unethical behaviour have been a concern for police forces around the world, with many pointing to the misconduct of individual ‘bad apples’; but research by organisational ethicist Dr Eva Tsahuridu of Victoria Police Registration and Services Board highlights the influence of organisational factors on poor behaviour and the need to address them, as Policing Insight’s Keith Potter reports.