Varieties of Police Behavior

Wilson, James Q.

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“…But to imply that there is no informal ''policing'' in China before 1898 is a gross misunderstanding as a result of fetishes with and pre-occupation of Western idea of ''police'' (Daimin, 2001). The idea of police as we know it today is beholden to western conception ideology (democratic 61 ), organization (centralized, bureaucratic, specialized, professionalized 62 ), style (legalistic, Wilson, 1968) and means (coercion, Klockars, 1985).…”

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Studying Policing in China: Some personal reflections

Wong

2007

International Journal of the Sociology of Law

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Studying Policing in China: Some personal reflections

Wong

2007

International Journal of the Sociology of Law

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“…Within the traditional policing literature there is evidence of different roles and enforcement practices across urban, suburban, and rural policing agencies (Weisheit, Wells, & Falcone, 1995;Wilson, 1968); however, there is also a great deal of consistency regarding the organization structure, enforcement practices, and orientations of municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices. Note, for example, that municipal law enforcement agencies are almost universally titled "Police Department" and county agencies are typically known as "Sheriff's Office."…”

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What’s in a Name? The Occupational Identity of Conservation and Natural Resource Oriented Law Enforcement Agencies

2014

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This research explores: (1) the occupational identity of fish and wildlife police agencies and (2) considers an emerging concern that these agencies have widened their work priorities to include more traditional law enforcement. To investigate these issues a content analysis of state level law enforcement agency websites with a fish and wildlife focus is used to better understand how they self-identify (agency name and job titles), their mission statements, the scope of power sworn officers have (limited to special purpose or inclusive of general law enforcement powers), and the educational and training requirements to support their stated agency missions. The findings demonstrate fish and wildlife police agencies are engaged in a scope of work that supports a general law enforcement role. This study demonstrates many fish and wildlife police agencies and their officers appear to be transitioning roles into more generalized law enforcement officers, but this change is not universal.

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“…For example, in one study, James Q. Wilson (1968) found that the policing agencies generally fell into one of three styles (although styles may overlap). In the watchman style, police emphasize the importance of maintaining order within the society and informally handle many violations in favor of keeping the peace.…”

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“…The legalistic style can be considered the opposite of the watchman style, with officers using the least amount of discretion and treating every violation (even minor ones) as serious violations of the law. The service style combines the enforcement and order maintenance functions of the police, emphasizing community relations and using a moderate amount of discretion, separating more serious infractions from more minor offenses (Wilson, 1968).…”

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confidence: 99%