Patterns of paradox
CHAPTER 2 WHISTLEBLOWING: GOOD, BAD AND UGLY
Who is likely to whistleblow and about what?
Weighing up the pros and cons of whistleblowing
Paradoxes in whistleblowing policy and procedures
What happens when people whistleblow?
CHAPTER 3 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND THE WHISTLEBLOWER
Organizational climate and culture
Undiscussables of organizational life
Socialization, rationalization, normalization
Groups: Not always your friend
Minority influence can make a difference
CHAPTER 4 SILENCE AND DEVICES OF DENIAL
Black sheep and walls of silence
Doublespeak and denial: Rotherham, England
CHAPTER 5 BYSTANDERS, BLEACH AND BLIND SPOTS
Bystanders and the aversion of the gaze
Self-deception, the slippery slope and ethical degradation
We think we’re more moral than we mostly are
Health and social care disasters
Systematic attention deficit disorder
CHAPTER 6 HOW NOT TO ENCOURAGE WHISTLEBLOWING
Individual autonomy, individual liability
Problems of a ‘duty to whistleblow’
Compliance, confidence and codes
Trusting the confidence apparatus
