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Annika Liu-Blue Wall of Silence - RUcore - Rutgers University

The is an unwritten, informal code of conduct among law enforcement officers that discourages them from reporting a colleague’s errors, misconduct, or crimes. Rooted in an intense "us-against-them" mentality, it prioritizes loyalty to the "police family" over the law, often leading officers to feign ignorance or even commit perjury to protect their peers from accountability. Quick Facts blue wall of silence

: Blue code, blue shield, blue curtain, or "cop culture". Annika Liu-Blue Wall of Silence - RUcore -