Badge of Impunity? Evidence on the Labor Market Consequences of Police Discipline"

• In Event: Recent Trends in Policing and Punishment

Abstract

The paper investigates the labor market consequences of police discipline for serious misconduct. To do so, it uses data on employment for all Florida law enforcement officers and on 1,818 incidents of misconduct recorded by the state licensing board between 2000 and 2016. It finds that discipline dramatically increases the likelihood that an officer separates from their department and the likelihood that their law enforcement career in Florida ends.

Author

• Ben Grunwald, Duke University