POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION AND PERFORMANCE - AN ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC POLICY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF POLICE AS PRODUCERS AND CITIZENS AS CONSUMERS OF A PUBLIC SERVICE

• NCJ Number: 42034
• Author(s): D C SMITH
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 321 pages
• Sale Source: UMI Dissertation Services
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: INDIANA UNIVERSITY - DISSERTATION

Annotation

THIS DOCTORAL STUDY EXAMINES THE THEORY THAT THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING LEVEL OF POLICE OFFICERS IS A MAJOR DETERMINANT OF THEIR PERFORMANCE.

Abstract

BASED ON THIS THEORY, UNDER THE BANNER OF 'POLICE PROFESSIONALISM,' REFORMS CALLING FOR HIGHER LEVELS OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION HAVE BEEN PROPOSED AND ACCEPTED AS PUBLIC POLICIES IN MANY CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOCUS OF THIS STUDY IS AN EXAMINATION OF POLICIES OF POLICE PROFESSIONALISM IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA. THE CONCEPT OF PROFESSIONAL POLICE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PROFESSIONALISM, AN ANALYSIS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN POLICE PROFESSIONALISM AND PERFORMANCE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLICE ATTITUDES AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND THE ROLE OF POLICE PERFORMANCE IN RELATION TO POLICE ATTITUDES ARE EXPLORED EXTENSIVELY. VARIOUS SURVEY INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS ARE APPENDED....MSP