@article{ref1,
title="Police professionalism and cynicism: an empirical assessment",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1979",
author="Poole, Eric D. and Regoli, Robert M.",
volume="6",
number="2",
pages="201-206",
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<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/009385487900600208",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009385487900600208"
}