Scandals and reforms: combating police corruption in Taiwan
Asian Education and Development Studies
ISSN: 2046-3162
Article publication date: 2 January 2020
Issue publication date: 31 March 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the causes of police corruption in Taiwan and identify those factors which can enhance the status of police.
Design/methodology/approach
A literature review and eight in-depth interviews of informants are employed to support the arguments of environment, education, governance and culture and to formulate a typology of police corruption in Taiwan.
Findings
The literature review and eight interviews confirm that individual cases of police corruption have replaced systemic police corruption in Taiwan. The author concludes that police corruption should be addressed in the context of both environment and institutional design. Even though the public perceptions of police integrity in Taiwan have been trending positively over the years, the individual cases of police corruption which occur within certain precincts indicate the continued importance of initiating institutional reforms. The public perceptions of Taiwan’s police force will be further improved if police corruption can be minimized and properly controlled.
Practical implications
This paper can serve as a benchmark to evaluate future development of Taiwan police corruption.
Originality/value
This paper provides an analysis of the causes of police corruption in Taiwan and the measures taken to curb it.
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Acknowledgements
The author would like to express sincere appreciations to two reviewers’ detailed comments and suggestions, which strengthen the author’s arguments of the lack of cooperation between Taiwan’s two anti-corruption agencies and the insights on the dual-track anti-corruption mechanism.
Citation
Ko, E. (2020), "Scandals and reforms: combating police corruption in Taiwan", Asian Education and Development Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2, pp. 183-195. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-07-2018-0114
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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