Personal background and reasons for choosing a career in policing

Tarng, Ming-Yueh; Hsieh, Charng-Hon; Deng, Tzu-Jeng

doi:10.1016/s0047-2352(00)00075-1

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“…Moreover, they might be motivated by the expectation of earning money and may also enter their profession for reasons of prestige. The results pertaining to the courageous policemen in this respect are consistent with the research conducted by Hoper (1977), Lester (1983) and Tarng, Hsieh and Deng (2001).…”

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“…Griffeth and Cafferty (1977) found that their respondents rated values relating to private issues such as self-respect and family security highly and assigned a low priority to those connected with social issues, like social recognition, for instance. A family tradition of serving with the police proved to be important in choosing this profession on Taiwan (Tarng, Hsieh & Deng, 2001). In contrast to the studies mentioned thus far, other research (Meagher & Yentes, 1986;Raganella & White, 2004) has shown that it is not only job stability or salary which is important factor, but also the excitement involved in the work.…”

Section: Personality and Values Among Police Officersmentioning

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Traits of Personality and Preferred Values among Fearless and Courageous Policemen

Próchniak¹

2012

IJPS

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The present study aimed to identify differences in the personality factors and preferred values of courageous and fearless police officers. A sample group comprising 43 courageous (Mage=33.7yr., SD=4.8) and 43 fearless policemen (Mage=31.2yr., SD=4.8) was identified from among 157 potential subjects. The group completed a questionnaire designed for the purposes of the study and entitled Anxiety Scale for Policemen, as well as the Zuckerman-Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire (ZKPQ) and Schwartz's Value Survey. The fearless policemen scored significantly higher on Sensation Seeking and markedly lower on Aggression/Hostility, Neuroticism and Impulsivity than the courageous group. The former were also characterized with significantly lower results than the latter for values scales such as Tradition and Power. There were no differences for other values scales. The conclusions indicate that policemen are not a homogenous group.

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Section: Personality and Values Among Police Officersmentioning

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Traits of Personality and Preferred Values among Fearless and Courageous Policemen

Próchniak¹

2012

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“…In addition, having relatives or friends as police officers did not contribute much to the decision either (Lester, 1983;Meagher & Yentes, 1986;Raganella & White, 2004). By contrast, other studies indicated that significant influence was evident from family members and friends (eg, Ermer, 1978), especially the influence of parents (Tarng et al, 2001).…”

Section: Motivations For Joining the Policementioning

confidence: 83%

“…A few studies showed that gender did matter in rating occupational motivations. For example, female officers or cadets were more likely than their male counterparts to be influenced by the exciting nature of the job (Ermer, 1978;Moon & Hwang, 2004;Tarng et al), family members (Ermer; Moon & Hwang; Tarng et al), the service aspects of police work (Charles, 1982;Lester), the desire to help others (Ermer;Perlstein;Raganella & White, 2004), and the opportunity to fight crime (Tarng et al). Male officers or cadets, on the other hand, were more likely to be affected by the perceived power and status associated with the police occupation (Ermer;Powers, 1983).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More recent studies rekindled academic interest in the topic (eg, Foley, Guarneri, & Kelly, 2008;Raganella & White, 2001) and expanded this line of inquiry into several Asian countries (eg, Moon & Hwang, 2004;Tarng, Hsieh, & Deng, 2001). However, what is lacking is empirical investigation on the motivation to join the world's largest police force -that of the People's Police in the People's Republic of China (PRC or China).…”

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A Study of Cadets' Motivation to Become Police Officers in China

Sun²,

Cretacci

2009

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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While a substantial amount of research has examined the motivation for individuals to become police officers, very little is known about why Chinese citizens choose this profession. Using survey data collected from cadets in a Chinese police college, this study attempts to answer three questions: (1) who are the people that decide to become police cadets in China;(2) what are the factors that motivate cadets to choose the police profession, and (3) how do personal characteristics influence cadets' motivations to join the force? The results indicate that Chinese cadets in the sample are largely single, young males from middle-class families. They tended to have some college education while their parents were likely to have attained a lower educational level. Job security and benefits, the opportunity to help people, the desire to enforce the law, and parental influences were important factors that motivated police cadets at this institution to join the force. Cadets' background characteristics only weakly influenced the decision.

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Police education and democratic policing in Taiwan: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study of the effects of selection and police socialisation on human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice

2023

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Objectives To investigate the effects of selection and group socialisation on support of human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice in police officers in Taiwan. Methods We used a longitudinal quasi-experimental design to track three cohorts of police officers (n = 585) and a comparison group of criminology undergraduates (n = 43). Results There were no statistically significant differences in measures of human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice between new police recruits and the control group. However, time in police education was associated with a statistically significant reduction in police officer support of human rights, moral reasoning and an increase in prejudice. In the control group, the reverse was true. Conclusions Exposure to police education in Taiwan resulted in police officers being significantly more prejudiced and significantly less adherent to the principles of human rights and moral reasoning. These results appear to be attributable to police socialisation rather than selection effects.

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Personal background and reasons for choosing a career in policing

Cited by 33 publications

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Traits of Personality and Preferred Values among Fearless and Courageous Policemen

Traits of Personality and Preferred Values among Fearless and Courageous Policemen

A Study of Cadets' Motivation to Become Police Officers in China

Police education and democratic policing in Taiwan: a longitudinal quasi-experimental study of the effects of selection and police socialisation on human rights, moral reasoning and prejudice

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