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(SpringerBriefs in Criminology) Heath B. Grant - Police Integrity in the Developing World Building a Culture of Lawfulness-Springer International Publishing (2018)

Conclusion
What kind of police culture will rule of law education promote Together, complementary education programs for cadets, in service, and commanders can help foster an organizational culture in which crime and corruption are discouraged, and police are rewarded for upholding and promoting the law. Of course, education does not occur in a vacuum. As discussed throughout this manuscript (and particularly chapters three and four) long-term comprehensive reforms to support the essential foundation of police education. These reforms can include changes to the performance incentives, policies, and especially the processes of recruitment and selection amongst many possibilities. Knowledge, attitudes, and skills need to be supported and reinforced by police supervisors in the field and such institutional mechanisms as those discussed.
It is also important to emphasize as we conclude this manuscript that the police are not responsible for everything as we did in Grant (
2014
). True, through their job they are tasked with building citizen respect for the rule of law, crime prevention, crime control, and so forth. But promoting a culture of lawfulness – widespread support for the rule of law – is the shared responsibility of all members of society, both government and civil society (Grant
2014
; Godson
2000
; Orlando
2003
; Sherman et al.
1997
; Walker
2001
). The police are one element of what must be a society wide integrated strategy to improve respect for the rule of law and improve the quality of life for everyone.
Although culture of lawfulness training for police can draw upon the best practices of other countries, it will only be successful to the extent to which it is tailored to and reflects the local contexts of policing within a given society. While part of this will require modifying the types of activities and examples presented in the curriculum, it will also involve providing interactive forums for officers to think critically
7 Tying It All Together – I’m Smarter than a Ninth Grader – The Culture…

about local challenges to policing and arrive at possible solutions or proposals for change on their own. This, in turn, must in the long term be supported by larger reforms within the agency and society itself.
Promoting a culture of lawfulness is ultimately about leading by example, both within the police organization and the culture it is embedded in. For the police, values are transmitted from commanding officer to patrolman, patrolman to community. Working together, all can accomplish more. Finally, whether we are talking about organizational or societal change we must also remember that it does not happen overnight, and will require regular reinforcement over even a decade or more.

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