NCJ Number
32516
Date Published
1975
Length
10 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 SITUATIONS BY INFLUENCING PEOPLE OR THINGS WITH A VEIW TO ACHEIVING SOME GOALS. 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. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION OF NCJ-28125.