Police culture, stress conditions and working styles

Terpstra, Jan; Schaap, Dorian

doi:10.1177/1477370812456343

Cited by 61 publications

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“…Moskos' findings represent core characteristics of a Dirty Harry outlook on policing. Lastly, in a quantitative study of the Dutch police, Terpstra and Schaap (2013) report that internal solidarity and pragmatism are still present, although to a lesser degree than in the classical Anglo-Saxon studies.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From legalist to Dirty Harry: Police recruits’ attitudes towards non-legalistic police practice

Fekjær

Petersson

Thomassen

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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This study provides a test of the presumption that police recruits with a diverse background, undertaking comparatively long academic training, will refrain from non-legalistic practices. This is tested by longitudinal survey data, covering two cohorts of Swedish police recruits. The results show stable support for the legalistic perspective during academy training. However, during on-the-job training, the recruits become more positive towards non-legalistic practices. This reorientation takes place quite irrespective of the type of duty to which they are assigned. Additionally, neither the recruits' nor their parents' level of education seems to matter. There is some effect of age and gender; young male recruits are somewhat more prone to adopt Dirty Harry-inspired measures-that is, achieving essential ends by tarnished means.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

From legalist to Dirty Harry: Police recruits’ attitudes towards non-legalistic police practice

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Petersson

Thomassen

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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“…In this context, a universal police culture is generally accepted (e.g. Sklansky 2007;Terpstra and Schaap 2013), although there is some evidence of differences in national police cultures (e.g. Casman et al 1992;Cassan 2010;Liedenbaum 2011 andVan Ryckeghem andEaston 2002).…”

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confidence: 97%

Cross-Border Criminal Investigation in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion: International Policing and the Theory of (inter-) Organisational Conflict

Peters

Vanderhallen

Nelen

2015

Eur J Crim Policy Res

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This article presents findings of the research by Nelen, Peters and Vanderhallen (2013b) regarding cross-border police cooperation in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion. These findings are scrutinised in light of the conceptual framework of inter-organisational conflict (Scott, Austral Social Work 58:132-141, 2005) to provide an enhanced and more in-depth analysis of the possibilities and difficulties in international police cooperation. Potential conflict between cooperating organisations is identified by five levels of analysis: (i) interorganisational; (ii) intra-organisational; (iii) inter-professional; (iv) interpersonal and (v) intrapersonal. Obstacles for international police cooperation are mainly found at the interorganisational level and interpersonal level. Particularly, the Euroregional police organisations and their case management systems are ill attuned, creating conflict in cooperation. The article concludes with the potential benefits for further police cooperation in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion which are identified through the analysis and provides feedback on the conceptual framework.

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“…Een nog wat ruimere opvatting is onder meer verwoord door Reiner (2010, 116) in zijn analyse van cop culture: het complexe samenspel van waarden, houdingen, symbolen, regels, voorschriften en praktijken die ontstaan in reactie op de eisen en situaties waarmee politiemensen in hun werk worden geconfronteerd en die door hen geïnterpreteerd worden met behulp van de cognitieve kaders en oriënta-ties die zij, mede op basis van eerdere ervaringen, bezitten. In de loop van de tijd is in de literatuur een 'standaardbeeld' of standaardmodel ontstaan van politiecultuur (Terpstra 2009;Terpstra en Schaap 2013;Van Hulst 2013b). De beschrijvende onderdelen van dit model bevatten een lijst van elementen die vaak als kenmerkend worden gezien voor de politiecultuur.…”

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