SOC 372 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Subculture, Vietnam War, Solidarity
20 Nov 2018
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Role of police in society: struggle to resolve 2 issues: Definition of police work (what should the police do?: a. Four elements of police control: 1. Authority: the unquestionable entitlement to be obeyed: 2. Power: if there is resistance, it will be crushed: 3. Persuasion: use d symbols, words, and arguments to convince the individual to obey police orders: negotiation sometimes is good to persuade, 4. We as citizens give them the right to use force (when voting etc. ) federal state and other local agencies. Mancur olson"s argument that government are a necessary feature of modern society: 1. Worried about it costing too much, worried about them abusing their power, and thought police would be partists as in, only be used as political hacks. as battle fodder for mayors etc. How do we know they won"t take our money and then use the force against the people: -in a democratic state, police should be controlled.
