CRM JST 275 1st Edition Lecture 14 I Perspectives of Police Behavior a A number of unique perspectives exist to explain police behavior i Universalistic perspective ii Sociological perspective iii Psychological perspective iv Organizational perspective 1 What differentiates these perspectives b Particularistic perspectives also focus on police decision making c Worden 1989 identified fice ways in which officers differ their i View of human nature ii Role orientations iii Attitudes toward legal and departmental restrictions iv Beliefs behavior based on clientele v Relationship between management and peer group support d Two additional theoretical perspectives have been offered to explain differences in police behavior i Socialization theory ii Pre dispositional theory 1 How do these theories differ II Decision Making and Police Discretion a Police decision making and discretion received a wealth of research attention b Findings in this area point to four areas of importance i Organizational variables ii Neighborhood variables iii Situational variables These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute iv Individual variables III Police Deviance a Not all police behavior is legal or proper b Deviance is behavior that does not conform to norms expectations i Ethical standards ii Organizational standard iii Legal standards
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