The Ambivalent Force: Perspectives on the PoliceDryden Press, 1976 - 416 páginas Various assessments of some major features of the police occupation and role by psychiatrists, attorneys, administrators, and others are presented in this collection of papers. The volume stresses the uncertainties, ambiguities, and ambivalences of the police role in society in the past and present which are likely to persist in the foreseeable future. Historical similarities are revealed in the relative permanence and continuity of the problems of the police as they confront violent and disruptive events in every epoch. Suggestions and predictions with regard to the future roles of the police are made. The organizational and institutional constraints of the police system are examined, with particular attention to the bureaucratic qualities that determine the lifestyles, career lines, and policy decisions of police organizations. It is said that the police share many of the dilemmas and unresolved conflicts of professionalization common to other occupations. The police world view is examined, and the sources of their values of loyalty, authoritarianism, and defensiveness are explored. They are compared with other professional groups which undergo a similar estrangement as they become more experienced in their work situation. Several articles deal with the issue of police corruption. A chapter on police discretion analyzes some factors which affect a police officer's virtually uncontrolled discretion in the performance of his duty. The problems of police work relations with urban communities are discussed, including the causes of the constantly high level of hostility toward police. An overview of legal issues that touch upon the police is presented. Critiques of the police by a number of persons are offered, and suggestions for necessary changes are made. The final chapter contains perceptions of several authorities on the directions law enforcement will follow in the next few decades. |
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... force . Structured along the lines of a military unit , the force of 1,000 was the first one to wear a definite uniform . The men were commanded by two magistrates , later called commis- sioners , who were given administrative but not ...
... force . Structured along the lines of a military unit , the force of 1,000 was the first one to wear a definite uniform . The men were commanded by two magistrates , later called commis- sioners , who were given administrative but not ...
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... force in Philadelphia . Stimulated by this contribu- tion , the city government passed an ordinance pro- viding for a 24 - man police force to work by day and 120 nightwatchmen . The force was unfortunately shortlived , for the ...
... force in Philadelphia . Stimulated by this contribu- tion , the city government passed an ordinance pro- viding for a 24 - man police force to work by day and 120 nightwatchmen . The force was unfortunately shortlived , for the ...
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... forces below the county level of government the size of a force may vary from the 1- to 5 - man force in the many boroughs and towns of the United States to the mammoth 28,671 - member New York City police force . Even within the radius ...
... forces below the county level of government the size of a force may vary from the 1- to 5 - man force in the many boroughs and towns of the United States to the mammoth 28,671 - member New York City police force . Even within the radius ...
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THE SOCIAL HISTORICAL AND A Sketch of the Policemans Working | 1 |
JEROME H SKOLNICK | 82 |
Reflections | 93 |
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