Verkkothis study used data from 654 new officers attending several training academies in the united states to examine changes in recruits’ attitudes toward the. Verkkothe code of silence—the informal prohibition of reporting misconduct by fellow police officers—has long been viewed as a serious obstacle in control of. Verkkodozens of officers told the commission they were afraid to speak out because they had witnessed what happens even to outspoken detectives and. Verkkobehind locked drawers of file cabinets, in police departments all over california, sit documents no one is supposed to see. Verkkothe blue wall of silence, also called the code of silence, among law enforcement officers refers to the unspoken rule that police officers will not report. Verkkothe blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote an informal code of silence among police officers in the united states not to.
