Cross-Nation Comparison of the Intolerance to Police Misconduct: Findings from a Thai Police Cadet Survey

Despite the relatively severe magnitude of police corruption in Thailand, no study of officers' attitudes toward misconduct has been implemented. Using data from a survey of Thai police cadets, the current study examines how they perceive the seriousness of misconduct. Also, the current methodology allows cross-nation comparison with regard to relative rank in the tolerance to misconduct. The findings indicate that, although the order of the tolerance ranks is similar across nations, the absolute level of tolerance among Thai police cadets is higher than in other countries for most of the misconduct scenarios. Discussion on the limitations of the study and policy implications follows.