DEVELOPMENT OF POLICEMEN (FROM POLICE COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SUBCULTURE, 1974, BY J GOLDSMITH AND S S GOLDSMITH - SEE NCJ-14809)

• NCJ Number: 29351
• Author(s): W K MUIR JR
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 28 pages
• Corporate Author: Palisades Publishers
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE PERSONALITY AND THE NECESSITY OF RECURRENTLY EXERCISING POWER IS ANALYZED IN RELATION TO THE CONCEPTS OF 'CORRUPTION', 'RECIPROCITY', 'AVOIDANCE', AND 'ENNOBLEMENT'.

Abstract

'RECIPROCITY' IS DEFINED AS TRANSFORMING POWER RELATIONSHIPS INTO EXCHANGE RELATIONSHIPS (LOGROLLING); 'AVOIDANCE' AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ABILITY TO AVOID CONFLICTS (INACTION PLUS INDIFFERENCE); AND 'ENNOBLEMENT' AS THE ABILITY TO INVENT MORAL JUSTIFICATION ACTS OF EXCEPTION OR COMPROMISE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED.