consider the importance of integrating ethics and integrity training in police academy curricula and in-service training programs. Currently, if ethics is offered in the academy, it is a single course that lasts a few hours and constitutes less than 1% of the total training. Why is so little attention paid to ethics training in police academy curricula and field training? And what message does this send to recruits and trainees about the importance of ethical behavior on the job? Finally, consider the following statement by Ivkovic (2005): "Agencies that reveal a lack of commitment to ethics and integrity enhance officers' tendency to conform to peer pressure, and facilitate acceptance of the blue wall of silence." To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement