NCJ Number
40275
Journal
Law and Order Volume: 25 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 40-44
Date Published
1977
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THE MOST POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON HUMAN BEHAVIOR, AND SPECIFICALLY POLICE BEHAVIOR, IS PRIMARY GROUP PEER PRESSURE; THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBTLE BUT PERVASIVE PRESSURE MAY BE EITHER GOOD OR BAD.
Abstract
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF PEER GROUP INFLUENCES. PEER PRESSURE MAY SERVE AS AN INFORMAL NORMATIVE SYSTEM, REINFORCING DESIRED QUALITIES, OR AS A DESTRUCTIVE BREEDER OF CORRUPTION AND PREJUDICE....MSP