Perceptions of corruption in Flanders: surveying citizens and police: a study of the influence of occupational differential association on perceptions of corruption

Our study on perceptions of corruption consist of a large scale population survey (2,256 citizens and 352 police officers). The results of this quantitative survey show that there exists a significant difference between occupational status groups as well as between police departments in the perception of corruption. Specialized anti-corruption officers are more severe but also more selective in judging the situations compared to other police services. Furthermore, high occupational status respondents and police officers have more perceptions of corruption in common than lower status groups. Th... Mehr ...