Reflections on the Study of Private Policing Cultures: Early Leads and Key Themes

Singh, Anne-Marie; Kempa, Michael

doi:10.1016/s1521-6136(07)08012-8

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“…Besides long working hours and low wages (cf. supra), the large proportion of part-time and casual staff (that is obviously cheaper and more flexible than personnel employed on a permanent basis) leads to occupational insecurity and high labour turn-over which is of course not beneficial for the professional image of the security sector (South, 1988;Singh and Kempa, 2007;Button, 2007b).…”

Section: Group Loyalty and Social Isolationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interesting is the comprehensive criticism of Chan (1996) who states that the monolithic and universal approach (1) does not account for internal differentiation, (2) presupposes a passive and automatic socialization process of new police officers, (3) treats the police organization apart from its specific social, political, legal, and organizational context and (4) leaves little scope for 20 cultural change. But also in the literature on private policing, sounds are heard of a segmented (Singh and Kempa, 2007) and context-bound (Manzo, 2004) occupational culture (see also : Micucci, 1998;Button, 2007b).…”

Section: Is There Only One Occupational Culture?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Both police and security officers are said to not passively absorb the occupational culture, but construct their own reality -a distinct worldview which is not always consistent with the 'official' goals and objectives of the organization -by the active interpretation of the norms they encounter (Shearing and Ericson, 1991;Chan, 1996;Singh and Kempa, 2007). The reason for this is that "not all officers see the occupational world through the same lens" (Paoline, 2003).…”

Section: Individual Officer Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As in the case of police agencies, private security firms are also not as homogeneous as sometimes presumed. These organizations can be segmented and divided into various groups or individuals with a distinct worldview and operational style (Singh and Kempa, 2007). At least three types of private security officers are distinguished.…”

Section: Individual Officer Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only very recently has there been some research on topics like unethical behaviour, risk profiles and organizational culture within the private security sector (Prenzler, 2006;Singh & Kempa, 2007). Surprisingly, despite the significance of this issue, systematic comparative research between police values and private security values is still lacking.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Occupational Culture in Policing Reviewed: A Comparison of Values in the Public and Private Police

Loyens

2009

International Journal of Public Administration

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Recent years have seen an increasing privatization of the security sector, leading to an intermingling of private and public policing and a possible 'value-shift' for the overall security policy. Systematic comparative research between police and private security values is, however, still lacking. This article intends to help filling this void by giving an overview of literature on values and occupational culture in both sectors. We conclude that culture is mostly approached in a one-sided, stereotypical and negative way. Our recommendation is to integrate the occupational culture research in the broader academic tradition that focuses on organizational culture and climate.

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Section: Group Loyalty and Social Isolationmentioning

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Section: Is There Only One Occupational Culture?mentioning

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Section: Individual Officer Characteristicsmentioning

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Section: Individual Officer Characteristicsmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Loyens

2009

International Journal of Public Administration

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The effect of perceived citizen views and supervisor support on Private Security Officers’ job satisfaction: the mediating role of self-legitimacy

Paek

Nalla

Lee

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Secur J

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The present research examined the determinants of private security officers’ job satisfaction. Specifically, the impact of perceived citizen views and supervisor support on job satisfaction was explored while investigating the mediating effect of self-legitimacy. A convenience sample of South Korean private security officers were explored by using a paper-and-pencil questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The results showed that perceived citizen views and supervisor support positively affected self-legitimacy and job satisfaction, and self-legitimacy mediated the impact of perceived citizen views on job satisfaction. This research contributes to the job satisfaction and private security literature as no prior studies have assessed the influence of perceived citizen views, supervisor support, and self-legitimacy on the job satisfaction of private security officers. Policy implications and future research directions are discussed.

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Occupational culture of private security officers in the Netherlands – comparison with police officers' culture

Terpstra

2014

Policing and Society

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Reflections on the Study of Private Policing Cultures: Early Leads and Key Themes

Cited by 20 publications

References 33 publications

Occupational Culture in Policing Reviewed: A Comparison of Values in the Public and Private Police

Occupational Culture in Policing Reviewed: A Comparison of Values in the Public and Private Police

The effect of perceived citizen views and supervisor support on Private Security Officers’ job satisfaction: the mediating role of self-legitimacy

Occupational culture of private security officers in the Netherlands – comparison with police officers' culture

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