Ethical Decisions between the Conflicting Priorities of Legality and Group Loyalty: Scrutinizing the “Code of Silence” among Volunteer Firefighters with a Vignette-Based Factorial Survey
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DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2020.1738640
Abstract: ABSTRACT In this study, we examine volunteer firefighters’ inclination toward a “code of silence”. The likelihood of not reporting fellow group members’ deviant behavior is increased by group standards such as loyalty, but this comes… read more here.
Keywords: factorial survey; volunteer firefighters; loyalty; group ... See more keywords
Breaking the Code of Silence: The Importance of Control Systems and Empathy Toward Outgroups
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DOI: 10.1177/00938548221105219
Abstract: This study used data from 654 new officers attending several training academies in the United States to examine changes in recruits’ attitudes toward the code of silence. The results of multivariate multilevel growth models showed… read more here.
Keywords: code silence; control systems; importance; code ... See more keywords