Police officers' attitudes toward use of force in the Turkish National Police.

Title: Police officers' attitudes toward use of force in the Turkish National Police.
Identifier: AAI3245074
identifier: 3245074
Creator: Dayioglu, Mehmet.
Contributor: Adviser: Maria (Maki) Haberfeld
Date: 2007
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Sociology, Criminology and Penology
Abstract: Based on a survey of 633 sworn officers from the Turkish National Police, this study explores Turkish police officers' general attitudes toward use of force and describes what force is necessary and reasonable according to the police in Turkey. The study also examines how officer and citizen characteristics, along with the situational, organizational, and societal factors, justify the necessity or appropriateness of force in police-citizen encounters. The findings of the study indicate that in addition to several situational factors and offender characteristics identified in prior studies, officers' risk assessments, workloads, and unit assignments have significant impact on officers' conceptions of reasonable force. The results also suggest that some cultural elements of policing, including subjective norms of force and cultural alienation are highly influential on officers' justification of use of force.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.

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