Cop Culture

Question 1

what is culture?

Answer 1

the entire way of life, activities, beliefs, customs of a person, group or society

Question 2

what is cop culture?

Answer 2

the values, norms, perspectives, myths, craft rules that inform police conduct

Question 3

cop culture; myths

Answer 3

we put value into the police and the police put value in the police

Question 4

what is a value?

Answer 4

the principles/beliefs of a person/group

Question 5

what is a norm?

Answer 5

a standard of acceptabl behaviour

Question 6

what is a perspective?

Answer 6

a point from which a person makes sense of their social world

Question 7

what is a craft rule?

Answer 7

tricks of the trade

Question 8

what are the 2 different types of cop cultures

Answer 8

management

street

Question 9

what is a management cop?

Answer 9

a cop that works at a city wide level whose main aim is discretion

Question 10

what is a street cop

Answer 10

provides values towards which officers strive

Question 11

what is the most important section of becoming a police officer?

Answer 11

the 30 days of protected learning time with a mentor

Question 12

why is the mentor time together most important?

Answer 12

important for culture because its a chance to share the already developed culture the mentor has. Share tricks of the trade

Question 13

what kind of friction can come between management and street cops?

Answer 13

not same officialism as each other so management cops can look down on street cops

Question 14

roughly how many of the current police officers are female?

Answer 14

30%

Question 15

roughly how many of the current police officers are ethnic minority?

Answer 15

5.5%

Question 16

what are the 7 cultural themes for policemen?

Answer 16

mission
suspicion
isolation
conservatism
machismo
racial prejudice
pragmatism

Question 17

cultural themes;

misson

Answer 17

there needs to be a sense of a mission, its more than just a job. Centred about catching the bad guy.

Question 18

cultural themes;

suspicion

Answer 18

can this be switched off? Cops are constantly on guard and this can impact their view on the world e.g. pessimist

Question 19

cultural themes;

action-cynical-pessimism

Answer 19

can make you cynical because you see awful people all the time e.g. domestic abuse

Question 20

cultural themes;

isolation

Answer 20

isolated culture because of the shifts and schedules. Work and social life is one life. There are no outside influence to influence them.

Question 21

cultural themes;

conservatism

Answer 21

right of the political spectrum. More concerned with security, protect and order. Cynical towards difference

Question 22

cultural themes;

machismo

Answer 22

values that shape police culture is masculine. Good policing has masculine attributes

Question 23

cultural themes;

racial prejudice

Answer 23

STEPHEN LAWRENCE was murdered in a racially motivated attack.
6% of stop and searches are part of the minority groups.

Question 24

cultural themes;

pragmatism

Answer 24

police want pragmatic solutions

Question 25

what are 2 reasons why cop culture exists?

Answer 25

because of importation

because of danger, authority, constant pressure to reform.

Question 26

why does cop culture matter?

Answer 26

it plays a limited role in influencing police behaviour. This can have negative implications for police. Cop culture can serve as an important source of resistance to reform.