POLICE-CITIZEN ENCOUNTERS-SOCIAL ORDER IN INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION

• NCJ Number: 4822
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: (MAY 1972) Pages: 61-84
• Author(s): C A HARTJEN
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A REINTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM EXISTING STUDIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ISOLATING THE ROUTINE AND CHARACTERISTIC WAYS POLICEMEN RESPOND TO EVERYDAY SITUATIONS.

Abstract

A POLICEMAN'S OCCUPATIONAL CONCERNS ARE DANGER, AUTHORITY, EFFICIENCY, HOSTILITY AND SUSPICION. DECISION MAKING IN HIS WORKADAY ACTIVITY IS BASED ON THOSE CONCERNS AND AN EVALUATION OF PEOPLE AND CIRCUMSTANCE. POLICEMEN, LIKE ALL OF US, TEND TO RESPOND TO SITUATIONS IN TERMS OF THEIR OWN PERCEPTIONS OF IT. THIS CAN INTERFERE WITH AN OFFICER'S ABILITY TO PREDICT THE CITIZEN'S RESPONSES TO THE SAME SITUATION.