For other uses, see Code of silence (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Conspiracy of silence (expression).
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A code of silence is a condition in effect when a person opts to withhold what is believed to be vital or important information voluntarily or involuntarily.
The code of silence is usually followed because of threat of force or danger to oneself, or being branded as a traitor or an outcast within the unit or organization, as the experience of police whistleblower Frank Serpico illustrates. Police are known to have a well-developed blue wall of silence.
A more well-known example of the code of silence is omertà (Italian: omertà, from the Latin: humilitas=humility or modesty), the Mafia code of silence.
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The blue wall ofsilence, also blue code and blue shield, are terms used to denote the informal codeofsilence among police officers in the United States...
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others. Apart from the Cannon films, Norris made CodeofSilence (1985), which was received as one of his best films. In the 1990s, he played the title...
Porter, Rick (November 12, 2015). "Wednesday final ratings: black-ish and Code Black adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November...
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fear of wiretaps and policy of never discussing their business over the telephone or in vehicles. Other reasons included South Boston's codeofsilence and...
similar to the Mafia: a boss, an initiation ritual, and talk of "umirtà" (omertà or codeofsilence) and "pizzu" (a codeword for extortion money). The play...
the origin of the phrase is unknown. Omertà is a key oath or codeofsilence in the Mafia that places importance on silence in the face of questioning...
The bars, windows and floors of the prison were cleaned on a daily basis. In earlier years there was a strict codeofsilence but by the 1950s this had relaxed...
membership. His testimony was the first major violation of omertà, the Mafia's codeofsilence, and the first concrete evidence that the Italian-American...
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