The objective of this study was to examine changes in American recruits’ perceptions of the seriousness of behaviors related to police integrity from the beginning to the end of their academy training. Using a sample of 655 recruits from multiple academies in the United States, multilevel growth models were used. The results showed that the recruits rated scales related to misconduct, code of silence, and a noble cause less seriously at the end than at the beginning of their training. The results also showed that ethics training mitigated the effects of socialization, while organizational injustice intensified the effects of socialization. Female recruits rated the behaviors more seriously at the beginning and the end of training compared to male recruits. The results confirm the role of the academy in socializing officers into the negative aspects of the traditional police culture and highlight important avenues for police reform.

本研究的目的是检查美国新兵从学院培训开始到结束对与警察廉正相关行为严重性的看法的变化。使用来自美国多个学院的 655 名新兵样本，使用了多级增长模型。结果表明，新兵在训练结束时对与不当行为、沉默准则和崇高事业相关的量表的评分不如训练开始时那么严重。结果还表明，道德培训减轻了社会化的影响，而组织不公正则加剧了社会化的影响。与男性新兵相比，女性新兵在训练开始和结束时对行为的评价更为严重。