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Understanding Police Culture: Perspectives on Norms, Values, and Behavior Models

Explore the multifaceted world of police culture through psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. Delve into the norms, values, and attitudes that shape police behavior and group dynamics. Learn about the psychological predispositions, professionalization processes, and worldviews that influence police conduct. Discover the impact of police funerals as cultural rituals and the sources of stress that officers face. Gain insights into the potential negative effects of stress among police, such as suicide, alcoholism, and health disorders. Uncover the contributing factors to suicide and the complex challenges faced by law enforcement officers today.

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Understanding Police Culture: Perspectives on Norms, Values, and Behavior Models

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  1. Police Culture Norms, Values, Attitudes & Behavior

  2. Models of Police Behavior Group Behavior Models Perspectives Culturaliztion Anthropological Socialization Sociological Psychological Predispositional Individual Behavior

  3. Three Perspective of Police Behavior and Elements • Psychological Perspective • Predispositional model • Authoritarian personality • Sociological Perspective • Professionalization • Socialization model • Anthropological Perspective • World View • Ethos • Themes • Postulates

  4. Psychological Perspective • Predispositional Model • behavior predetermined by static pre-existing personality that is shared by people entering the law enforcement profession • Authoritarian Personality • conservative, aggressive, cynical and rigid behavior Behavior viewed from an individualistic level

  5. Sociological Perspective • Professionalization • the process by which norms and values are internalized as workers begin to learn their new occupation • Socialization • learning the norms, values, mores of a group, organization, society • NOTE: assumes that behavior is based on group socialization

  6. Anthropological Perspective • World View • Ethos • Themes • Postulates

  7. Elements of Police Culture • World View • The manner in which a group sees the world and its relationship to the world • Ethos • The fundamental spirit of a culture; its sentiments and beliefs • Themes • Dynamic affirmations or recurrent beliefs • Postulates • Statements of belief expressed by members of the group

  8. Police Funerals • Police funerals act as powerful cultural rituals • They reinforce the dangers of the occupation • They reinforce group solidarity • They remind the public of the dangers of police work

  9. Sources of Police Stress • Life-Threatening Stressors • Social Isolation Stressors • Organizational Stressors • Functional Stressors • Personal Stressors • Physiological Stressors • Psychological Stressors

  10. Potential Negative Effects of Stress Among Police • Suicide • Alcoholism & Drug Abuse • Divorce • Heart Disease • Mortality • Ulcers & Digestive Disorders • Colon & Liver Cancer • Diabetes

  11. Factors Contributing to Suicide • Abuse of Alcohol & Drugs • Deviance & Corruption • Access to Firearms • Depression • Working in Male Organizations • Family & Economic Problems • Alienation & Cynicism • Role Conflict • Physical & Mental Problems

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