Journal article
Does the police academy change your life? A longitudinal study of changes in socializing of police recruits
International Journal of Police Science & Management, Vol.5(1), pp.31-40
2003
Abstract
The current study tracks the social behaviour of new police recruits from pre-Academy, after six months' Academy training, through to one year into police training (N = 177). The results showed that recruits socialise and drink more with colleagues after entering the Academy than they did pre-Academy. The way recruits drank also changed during training with a tendency towards heavier drinking sessions. Further results indicated that recruits did feel some pressure to drink to fit in and be one of the crowd. These findings, based on a longitudinal methodology suggest that the enculturation process encouraging recruits to socialise and drink with peers begins early in the training process. The findings are discussed in terms of intervention.
Details
- Title
- Does the police academy change your life? A longitudinal study of changes in socializing of police recruits
- Authors
- Patricia L Obst (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJeremy D Davey (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- International Journal of Police Science & Management, Vol.5(1), pp.31-40
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd.
- Date published
- 2003
- DOI
- 10.1350/ijps.5.1.31.11243
- ISSN
- 1461-3557; 1478-1603
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2003 The Author. The author's accepted version is reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy. The definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1350/ijps.5.1.31.11243
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450775902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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