CRJ 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Field Training Officer, Modus Operandi, Organizational Culture
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Chapter 6: police at work: patrolling and investigating. William westley first proposed the idea of a police subculture (1950) Qualities of an officer: make sound decisions, adjust quickly, act ethically despite the stress that comes with the work. Academy training police and corrections personnel are trained in the basic functions, laws, and skills required for their positions. Sixth sense the notion that an officer can sense or feel when something is not right. Field training officer (fto) one who oversees and evaluates the new police officer"s performance as they transition from the training academy to patrolling the streets: three phases. Introductory phase recruit learns agency policies and local laws. Training and evaluation phases recruit is introduced to more complicated tasks that patrol officers confront. Final phase fto acts strictly as an observer and evaluator while the recruit performs all the functions of a patrol officer. Skolnick determined that the police role contained the variables of danger and authority (1966)
