CRIM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Law Enforcement In The United States, Diaphragmatic Breathing, False Imprisonment
6 Nov 2017
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Police subculture: a particular set of values, beliefs, and acceptable form of behavior with which the police profession strives to imbue new recruits, this process of informal socialization plays a bigger role than the formal police academy training. Police working personality: all aspects of the traditional values and patterns of behavior evidenced by police officers who have been effectively socialized in the police subculture. There are at least two sources of police personality: a component of the police personality already exists in some people and draws them toward police work, conservative background, view themselves as defenders of middle-class morality. Police corruption: the abuse of police authority for personal or organizational gain. Slippery slope: even a small thank-you accepted by a member of the public can lead to a more ready acceptance of larger bribes. Knapp commission: committee that investigated corruption in new york city in the early 1970s.
