Attitudes of Police toward Violence

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1985 English Publisher:SAGE PublicationsJournal:Psychological Reports, volume 57, pages 1,179-1,180 (issn: 0033-2941, eissn: 1558-691X,

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Authors: S L, Brodsky; G D, Williamson;

doi: 10.2466/pr0.1985.57.3f.1179

pmid: 4095231

Attitudes of Police toward Violence

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Abstract

A questionnaire on attitudes toward violence by police was administered to 25 police trainees, 53 on-duty police officers, and a control group of 48 firemen. The two samples of police reported similar disapproval of violence by police, while the firemen were significantly more approving. The results reflect the increasing awareness by police of socially expected behaviors, roles, and attitudes.

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Keywords

Attitude, Humans, Violence, Social Control, Formal

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