CJ 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hypervigilance, Job Security, Career Development
28 Sep 2016
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Most start with positive attitudes for the public and then dramatically change. 90% positive but 10% negative, and the negative tends to outweigh. Police are often unsympathetic for victims and lack empathy just because they deal with victims multiple times a day. Many new officers feel victimized by the media. See the criminal justice system from the inside. Court system - often times, you"ll arrest someone and the courts will plea bargain them down to paltry consequences. Many departments don"t prepare you well for the courts. #1 stressor is police administration and how beat cops feel about them. Agency leadership doesn"t care about them (union leaders, etc. ) Station house supervisors and their distance from the community. Some jurisdictions make chiefs, sergeants, and lieutenants go out and have one shift on the streets a month. Many people just don"t like the police and new officers aren"t used. Westly (1970): us against them, solidarity, code of silence.
