Perceptions of corruption in Flanders

Surveying citizens and police. A study on the influence of occupational differential association on perceptions of corruption

Bibliographic Data

ID12364155
AuthorsArne Dormaels (0000-0002-5558-4045, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume25
Issue6
Pages596-621
Publication date2014-03-20
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicing & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-9463 • E-ISSN: 1477-2728
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10439463.2014.895351
OpenAlexW2077268743
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited22

This study is specifically designed to illustrate the differences between occupational status groups in the perception of corruption. Perceptions of corruption are studied in the present article using a theoretical framework based on Sutherland's differential association theory. A questionnaire was sent to 2256 Flemish citizens and 350 police officers. The core of the questionnaire was a set of 15 items describing potentially corrupt situations. The results indicate that the process of occupational differential association tends to influence people's perceptions of corruption. This study provides empirical support for an organisational explanation of how normative conflict in society translates into specific corruption resistance within different occupational status groups

Association (psychology · Differential (mechanical device · Differential association · Flemish · Geography · Language change · Normative · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Set (abstract data type · Corruption and Economic Development · Engineering · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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