PSYCHOLOGIST'S VIEW OF THE BADGE (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE AS A SYSTEM - READINGS, 1975 BY ALAN R COFFEY AND VERNON E RENNER - SEE NCJ-29171)

• NCJ Number: 29175
• Author(s): M REISER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: Prentice Hall
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO POLICE ARE DUE TO THE FACT THAT MANY PEOPLE USE THE POLICE AS SCAPEGOATS, PROJECTING THEIR OWN FAULTS ONTO THEM TO ESCAPE THEIR CONSCIENCES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR IS A DEPARTMENT PSYCHOLOGIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.