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POLICE AS A MEANS OF SOCIAL CONTROL

NCJ Number
28125
Journal
ALGEMEEN POLITIEBLAD Volume: 124 Issue: 5 Dated: (MARCH 1, 1975) Pages: 99-103
Author(s)
H M VOS
Date Published
1974
Length
5 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MODERN SOCIETY AND OF THE ROLE OF THE POLICE IN SOCIETY AS THEY AFFECT POLICE EFFORTS TO CONTROL INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR, WITH SUGGESTIONS THAT SOCIETY IS IN NEED OF RADICAL REFORM.
Abstract
CONTROL IS DEFINED AS GUIDING DEVELOPMENTS OR STITUATIONS BY INFLUENCING PEOPLE OR THINGS WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING SOME GOAL. METHODS BY WHICH THE POLICE EXERCISE SOCIAL CONTROL, AND CONSIDERATIONS OF HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND PRESENT-DAY ATTITUDES THEY SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IN DOING SO ARE DISCUSSED ON A THEORETICAL BASIS. POLICE SOCIAL CONTROL IS DESCRIBED AS GENERALLY INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE DISILLUSIONED OR REJECT THE SOCIAL SYSTEM THE POLICE ARE PROTECTING. THE AUTHOR ADVOCATES THE REPLACEMENT OF A COMPETITIVE, CLASS-ORIENTED SOCIETY BY A STRUCTURED SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERS ARE MUTUALLY INTERDEPENDENT. --IN DUTCH SEE NCJ-32516 FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

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