OCCUPATIONAL SOCIALIZATION OF POLICEMEN

• NCJ Number: 47773
• Author(s): I HADAR
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 158 pages
• Grant Number(s): 91-06-75-25
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Corporate Author: Claremont Graduate School
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION - CLAREMONT GRADUATE SCHOOL

Annotation

THE IMPACT OF WORK EXPERIENCES ON THE ATTITUDES, VALUES, AND ROLE PERCEPTIONS OF 670 SWORN POLICE OFFICERS AND 100 POLICE CADETS IN 14 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA POLICE DEPARTMENTS IS EXAMINED.

Abstract

THE SUBJECTS COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES THAT INCLUDED MEASURES OF ANOMIE, CYNICISM, EMPATHY, OVERIDENTIFICATION, POLICE CONSERVATISM, REGARD FOR THE PUBLIC, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND SOLIDARITY, PLUS INDEXES OF SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN POLICE WORK. IN GENERAL, THE FINDINGS SHOW THAT THE OFFICERS DIFFER IN ORIENTATION AS A FUNCTION OF THE DURATION OF EXPOSURE TO THE POLICE ENVIRONMENT (YEARS OF EXPERIENCE), THE NATURAL MATURATION PROCESS (AGE), AND INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES AND ASSIGNED ACTIVITIES. THE FINDINGS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT OF OCCUPATIONAL SOCIALIZATION OF POLICE. IN ADDITION, THE RECURRENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORIENTATION MEASURES AND SPECIFIC JOB EXPERIENCES AND ASSIGNMENTS INDICATES THAT SOME ASPECTS OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S OCCUPATIONAL SOCIALIZATION ARE THE PRODUCT OF MORE THAN THE TIME ASPECT OF EXPERIENCE ON THE JOB. SUPPORTING DATA AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED-LKM)