RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF POLICEMEN'S WIVES IN TWO SCOTTISH FORCES

• NCJ Number: 17904
• Author(s): S MITCHELL
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 47 pages
• Corporate Author: University of Stirling
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

SURVEY CONDUCTED TO EXAMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE OCCUPATIONAL CHARACTERTISTICS OF THE POLICE ARE REFLECTED IN THE EXPERIENCES OF THE POLICEMEN'S WIVES AND FAMILIES.

Abstract

THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN A LARGE CITY FORCE IN WHICH A POLICEMAN'S HOME TENDED TO BE PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM HIS WORK SO THAT HE HAD MORE OCCUPATIONAL ANONYMITY IN HIS OFF-DUTY HOURS. A SURVEY WAS ALSO CONDUCTED IN A COUNTY FORCE WHICH INCLUDED A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION OF VILLAGE BOBBIES WHOSE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROLES MUST NECESSARILY BE VERY CLOSELY INTERTWINED. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO THE WIVES OF ALL MARRIED MEN IN THE COUNTY FORCE (308), AND A SAMPLE OF ONE QUARTER OF THE MEN IN THE CITY FORCE. MOST OF THE RESPONDENTS WERE MUCH ALIKE SO FAR AS THE HUSBAND'S RANK AND DURATION OF SERVICE WAS CONCERNED. THIS STUDY ANALYZES THE EFFECTS OF THE HUSBANDS' HOURS OF DUTY AND CONDITION OF WORK ON FAMILY LIFE, THE EFFECTS OF LIVING IN OFFICIAL POLICE HOUSING, AND THE EFFECTS OF POLICE AFFILIATION ON GENERAL SOCIAL ACTION.