Citation

Poole ED, Regoli RM. Crim. Justice Behav. 1979; 6(2): 201-206.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/009385487900600208

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article examines the impact of police commitment to major tenets of a professional ideology on cynicism. Based on data collected from questionnaire responses of 260 police officers from three medium-size police departments, the analysis reveals that two professionalism dimensions--sense of calling to the field and belief in autonomy--exert the greatest effect in reducing or minimizing feelings of cynicism. The findings further suggest that the police have a narrow view of professionalism which may serve to reinforce the insular nature of police subcultures.

Keywords: Juvenile justice

Language: en