PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR IN POLICE AND CITIZEN TRANSACTIONS (FROM STUDIES IN CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS, V 2 SEC 1 SEE NCJ-01525)

• NCJ Number: 3016
• Author(s): D J BLACK; A J REISS
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 139 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-006
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Michigan
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DETERMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH CERTAIN FACTORS INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOR OF POLICE OFFICERS AND CITIZENS TOWARD ONE ANOTHER.

Abstract

FACTORS RELATED TO THE STATUS AND ROLE OF THE CITIZEN AND THE OFFICER, THEIR PREDISPOSITIONS AND BEHAVIOR IN ENCOUNTERS, THE TYPE OF MOBILIZATION SITUATION, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES AND SYSTEM OF COMMAND AND CONTROL WERE CONSIDERED. ENCOUNTERS IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, AND WASHINGTON, D.C., WERE OBSERVED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE FINDINGS FOR BOTH POLICE-SUSPECT AND POLICE-CITIZEN ENCOUNTERS IN TERMS OF PARTICIPANT'S RACE, SOCIAL CLASS, BEHAVIOR, EXHIBITED PREJUDICE AND DEMEANOR ARE PRESENTED. ALTHOUGH OFFICERS MAINTAINED HIGHLY PREJUDICAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS BLACKS, THEY WERE NOT EXHIBITED IN ENCOUNTERS, BUT DID AFFECT THE NATURE, FORMAL OR PERSONAL OF THE ENCOUNTER. POLICEMEN WERE CONSTRAINED IN ACTING OUT THEIR FEELINGS. AUTHOR MODIFIED SEE NCJ-02736 FOR SECOND SECTION OF THIS STUDY.