Police Culture & Organisation

Question 1

Need to think about the possible reasons why the police may not be

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up to scratch

Question 2

Police culture and organisational factors may

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play a part

Question 3

Lots of literature on police culture, much derived from

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early ethnographic work

Question 4

Some reason to think that these general elements of police working culture may impact negatively on response to

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DA

Question 5

SKOLNICK (1966) propose the…

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‘WORKING PERSONALITY’

Question 6

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’: Police work is characterised by 3 things:

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AUTHORITY

EFFICIENCY

DANGER

Question 7

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:

Authority consists of (3):

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‘The Attitude Test’

Being in ‘Contempt of Cop’

Like it to be respected

Question 8

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:

Authority - affects how officers perceive individuals (victims/offenders) as…

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reasonable or uncooperative

Question 9

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:

Authority - BUT officers need to be prepared for all ways in a victim of CC may…

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‘present’ to them

Question 10

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:
Authority - officers also find it difficult when victims are drunk, and it can lead to ‘victim blaming’ BUT remember many victims develop substance abuse and anxiety or behavioural disorders as a result of…

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the abuse

Question 11

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:

Efficiency consists of (3):

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Performance indicators

Frontline cops have a lot of autonomy

Still a focus on arrests and clear up rates

Question 12

SKOLNICK 1966 the ‘WORKING PERSONALITY’:

Danger consists of (2):

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Dangerous people and situations

DA often perceived as dangerous as can be ‘kicking off’, but mostly it’s not exciting