| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Study Withdrawn | Before | After No |
| Field Intervention Completion Date | Before | After December 20, 2019 |
| Field Data Collection Complete | Before | After Yes |
| Field Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) | Before | After 21 districts (clusters) in treatment group 11 districts in control group |
| Field Was attrition correlated with treatment status? | Before | After No |
| Field Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations | Before | After 412 officers |
| Field Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms | Before | After 271 officers in Treated districts 141 officers in Control districts |
| Field Is there a restricted access data set available on request? | Before | After No |
| Field Program Files | Before | After No |
| Field Data Collection Completion Date | Before | After February 01, 2023 |
| Field Is data available for public use? | Before | After No |
| Field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Field Paper Abstract | Before | After We investigate whether ethics and integrity training can improve values, attitudes and behavior of police officers. We conducted a field experiment in Ghana, where we randomly selected traffic police officers to participate in a training program informed by theoretical work on the role of identity and motivation in organizations. The training was designed to re-activate intrinsic motivations to serve the public, and to create a new shared identity of “Agent of Change,” aimed at inducing a collective shift in attitudes and behaviors. Data generated by a survey and an incentivized cheating game conducted 20 months later, show that the program positively affected officers’ values and beliefs regarding on-the-job unethical behavior and improved their attitudes toward citizens. Moreover, the program significantly lowered officers’ propensity to behave unethically, as measured by their willingness to cheat in the incentivized game. |
| Field Paper Citation | Before | After Harris, D, O Borcan, D Serra, H Telli, B Schettini, and S Dercon. 2022. “Proud to Belong: the Impact of Ethics Training on Police Officers.” CSAE Working Paper Series. University of Oxford. |
| Field Paper URL | Before | After https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ea7bcad5-af6e-49d1-9a00-ff20f9c57569 |