Does the police academy change your life? A longitudinal study of changes in socializing of police recruits
Obst, Patricia L. & Davey, Jeremy D. (2003) Does the police academy change your life? A longitudinal study of changes in socializing of police recruits. International Journal of Police Science and Management, 5(1), pp. 31-40.
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Abstract
The current study tracks the social behaviour of new police recruits from pre Academy, after six months Academy training, through to one year into police training (N = 177). The results showed that recruits socialise and drink more with colleagues after entering the Academy than they did pre Academy. The way recruits drank also changed during training with a tendency towards heavier drinking sessions. Further results indicated that recruits did feel some pressure to drink to fit in and be one of the crowd. These findings, based on a longitudinal methodology suggest that the enculturation process encouraging recruits to social and drink with peers begins early in the training process. The findings are discussed in terms of intervention.
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| ID Code: | 4503 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Keywords: | Police culture |
| ISSN: | 1478 1603 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY (160000) > CRIMINOLOGY (160200) > Police Administration Procedures and Practice (160205) Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES (170000) > PSYCHOLOGY (170100) > Industrial and Organisational Psychology (170107) |
| Divisions: | Current > Research Centres > Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety - Qld (CARRS-Q) Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Carseldine - Humanities & Human Services |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2003 Vathek Publishing Limited |
| Copyright Statement: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Deposited On: | 20 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Feb 2012 22:57 |
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