POLICE DEFINITIONS OF THE SITUATION - EVALUATION OF A DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS

• NCJ Number: 29222
• Journal: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONS Volume: 17 Issue: 14 Dated: (OCTOBER 1975) Pages: 334-353
• Author(s): R A STEBBINS; C FLYNN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 20 pages
• Corporate Author: Canadian Criminal Justice Assoc
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER POLICEMEN'S DEFINITIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL SITUATIONS CONCERNING THE PUBLIC HAVE CHANGED WITH THE TRAINING RECEIVED IN THE COURSES.

Abstract

THE DEFINITION OF THE SITUATION IS THE MEANING HUMAN BEINGS ATTACH TO THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVENTS OF THE IMMEDIATE PRESENT, A MEANING THAT GUIDES THEIR SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOUR THERE. THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE DEFINITION OF THE SITUATION IN RELATION TO THE INITIAL REACTION OF INDIVIDUAL POLICEMEN TO THEIR ENCOUNTERS WITH ONE OR MORE CITIZENS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)