MODEL FOR THE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF POLICE UNIONISM ON ATTITUDES TOWARD WORKING CLASS STRUGGLES

• NCJ Number: 36154
• Author(s): M B ADAMS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-99-1005
• Corporate Author: International Criminal Police Organization
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

STUDY UNDERTAKEN TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE EXISTENCE OF POLICE ATTITUDES WHICH EXPRESS TOLERANCE, SYMPATHY, OR SUPPORT OF IDEOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND POLITICAL METHODS OF MINORITY GROUPS, CONSUMERS, AND WORKER ORGANIZATIONS.

Abstract

THE STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE THE PERCEIVED CLASS RELATIONSHIP OF OMAHA POLICE UNION MEMBERS TO WORKERS' MOVEMENTS. A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE MAIL BY THE POLICE UNION TO 60 RANDOMLY SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE UNION PROPORTIONALLY STRATIFIED BY RANK. AN APPENDIX CONTAINS A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED AND A SUMMARY OF RESPONSES.