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Police officers’ attitudes and work experience: comparing countries

Fri, September 13, 8:00 to 9:15am, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Floor: Ground floor, Room 1.04

Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel

Abstract

Many important research questions are related to police behavior, and vividly discussed today. However, police officers’ attitudes and behavior are often analyzed based on assessment by the public, and its attribution of various traits (fairness, responsiveness for example). Far less often do we find surveys of police officers themselves, with notable exceptions of course. However, police officers’ attitudes and behaviors, and reflexivity about the latter is critical for understanding the dyadic relations between the police and the public. Research on police behavior and/or police subculture (including how they envisage their work and its meaning, but also what they think about the legal limitations to their powers, perception of the legitimacy of internal and external control) is a core element of policing research. The determinants of their behaviors are numerous, and notably include risks and dangers. The latter have been put forward by police as a core element of their work-culture, and also highlighted by scholars. This panel addresses, based on empirical research, several critical points. First, the various dimensions of police subculture, including organizational aspects. Second, the subjective relations of officers/ prison guards to crime, ethic code and investigating mechanisms (legal text, department rules). Third, the importance of police officers’ individual exposure to danger. This panel will bring together scholars covering various angles pertaining to the study of police attitudes and behavior, in a comparative perspective.

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