ALIENATION FACTORS IN POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS - SEVEN URBAN ENVIRONMENT CRITERIA

• NCJ Number: 40817
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 24-26
• Author(s): A BARRES
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE DECRIBES VARIOUS CHARACTERISTICS OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT WHICH INFLUENCE POLICE/COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND DISCUSSES THE NEED TO ADJUST POLICY THERETO TO AVOID URBAN ALIENATION AND DISCONTENT.

Abstract

THE ETHNIC, SOCIAL GROUP, POLITICAL, LANGUAGE, SEX, RESIDENCE, AND IDEOLOGICAL COMPOSITION OF AN URBAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCES THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY RAPPORT WITH OR HOSTILITY TOWARD THE POLICE. THESE FACTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN SELECTING OFFICERS FOR AN URBAN POLICE FORCE....MSP