SOCI 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Body Language, Police Brutality, Grievous Bodily Harm
14 Mar 2017
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Police community & black community: both want to get home safe, snitching is frowned upon. What separates those communities = police oath higher expectation of behavior. Recruiting by rcmp is a form of conforming indoctrination: co(cid:374)for(cid:373) to highest ra(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er"s age(cid:374)da, career ending move to move away from foundation. Entering police dorm living; bland food; new language (acronyms, terms); away from family and friends; uniform; rigid control of time: process used to shape minds, armed forces, religious groups, residential schools, process of indoctrination. Specified drinking locations for police/rcmp: rcmp survey (1989) e(cid:374)teri(cid:374)g poli(cid:272)e e(cid:374)(cid:448)"t, you (cid:449)ill (cid:271)e i(cid:374)trodu(cid:272)ed to dri(cid:374)king; might become alcoholic, have to be your own person same time, be a team player. Police officers compulsively protect their inner feelings: only certain feelings are okay i. e. anger, performance is more important than the person, many taboo subjects/secrets. Low self-worth: coalitions form across generations and repeat. Culture of policing drinking; traits of a dysfunctional family; stick to training.
