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Cultural Modification and Cultural Alignment in Police Services: An Empirical Analysis of Select Variables:
A. Ramachandra Aryasri,Jitender,Gopal P. Mahapatra +2 more
- Vol. 13, Iss: 2, pp 160-169
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In this article, the authors discuss the assumption that police forces, traditionally, were tacitly assumed to be rule-bound, legalistic, bureaucratic organisations, in which top-down policies prevailed through a quasi-militaristic rank hierarchy.Abstract:
Police forces, traditionally, were tacitly assumed to be rule-bound, legalistic, bureaucratic organisations, in which top-down policies prevailed through a quasi-militaristic rank hierarchy and str...read more
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General deterrent effects of police patrol in crime “hot spots”: A randomized, controlled trial
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Policing and the police
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TL;DR: The authors reviewed some of the key themes in academic research and writing on the police and policing and discussed the nature of police discretion along with the factors that shape police decision-making and the implications of these for the accountability of policing agents and organizations.
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Police culture and officer behavior: application of a multilevel framework
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Police Presence, Rapid Response Rates, and Crime Prevention
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimate the impact of police presence on crime using a unique database that tracks the exact location of Dallas Police Department patrol cars throughout 2009, and find that police presence has a significant impact on crime.
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Is Police culture cultural
TL;DR: This article reviewed the changing usage of the concept of police culture in studies of policing and argued that what are regarded as the early classic studies in the field (which hardly used the term culture itself) analyzed the world-views of police officers are primarily shaped in a dialectical interaction with structural factors stemming from the police role.