Fair Cop : Learning the Art of Policing

Chan, Janet B. L.; Devery, Christopher; Doran, Sally

ISBN 10: 0802084915 / ISBN 13: 9780802084910

Published by University of Toronto Press, 2003

Seller Inventory # 1745478-n

Synopsis:

Police forces everywhere have been undergoing major social and organizational changes. In this, one of the few longitudinal studies of police socialization, Janet Chan, Christopher Devery, and Sally Doran present the complexity of police socialization under these changing conditions. Following 150 new police recruits through two years of training and apprenticeship, the authors question the traditional model of socialization that assumes a degree of stability and homogeneity in the organizational culture. They suggest that recruits' developmental paths can be much more varied and police culture is increasingly vulnerable to change.

Drawing on interviews, observations, and questionnaires, the authors depict the complex processes by which recruits adapt, redefine, cope with, and make sense of the positive and negative aspects of their training and apprenticeship. Bringing together rigorous quantitative analyses with rich ethnographic description, Fair Cop provides new empirical data and theoretical understanding about the reproduction and change of police culture.

About the Author: Janet B.L. Chan is Professor in the School of Social Science and Policy at the University of New South Wales. Christopher Devery teaches at New South Wales Politice College. Sally Doran is a research assistant at the School of Social Science and Policy at the University of New South Wales.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fair Cop : Learning the Art of Policing
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New