NCJ Number
42026
Date Published
1976
Length
45 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER ANALYZES POLICE CULTURE FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF GROUP AND ROLE BEHAVIOR, CONCENTRATING ON WHAT THE AUTHOR FEELS TO BE THE NEGLECTED APPROACH OF BEHAVIORAL THEORY AND TOTAL SYSTEMS VIEW OF THE POLICE ENVIRONMENT.
Abstract
POLICE SELECTION AND CULTURAL ASSIMILATION PROCESSES ARE EXAMINED, INCLUDING RECRUIT ACADEMY TRAINING AND THE FIELD ASSIGNMENT TRAUMA. THE ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, BEHAVIORAL DEMANDS, PEER GROUP IDENTIFICATION, AND THE VARIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF JOB PRESSURES THAT THE POLICEMAN EXPERIENCES ARE ALSO DISCUSSED....MSP