PEER PRESSURE AS AN INFLUENTIAL FACTOR IN POLICE BEHAVIOR

• NCJ Number: 40275
• Journal: Law and Order Volume: 25 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 40-44
• Author(s): G W GARNER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Copp Organization, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE MOST POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON HUMAN BEHAVIOR, AND SPECIFICALLY POLICE BEHAVIOR, IS PRIMARY GROUP PEER PRESSURE; THE EFFECTS OF THE SUBTLE BUT PERVASIVE PRESSURE MAY BE EITHER GOOD OR BAD.

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF PEER GROUP INFLUENCES. PEER PRESSURE MAY SERVE AS AN INFORMAL NORMATIVE SYSTEM, REINFORCING DESIRED QUALITIES, OR AS A DESTRUCTIVE BREEDER OF CORRUPTION AND PREJUDICE....MSP