COMPARISON OF BEHAVIORAL STYLES OF COLLEGE GRADUATE POLICE OFFICERS V NONCOLLEGE-GOING POLICE OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 35601
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 56-59
• Author(s): R C TROJANOWICZ; T G NICHOLSON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 4 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A FORCED-CHOICE PERSONAL PREFERENCE SCALE WAS USED TO DIFFERENTIATE ATTITUDES TOWARDS JOBS BETWEEN COLLEGE GRADUATE AND NONCOLLEGE POLICE OFFICERS.

Abstract

THE ADVANTAGES OF COLLEGE-EDUCATED OFFICERS ARE ENUMERATED. DESPITE THE PROBLEMS OF PEER MISTRUST AND DISSATISFACTION OF THE GRADUATES WITH THE RATE OF ADVANCEMENT AND TRADITIONAL POLICE METHODS, THE ADVANTAGES ARE THOUGHT TO OUTWEIGH BY FAR THE DISADVANTAGES.