Evaluation of a community psychology approach to police training
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11042869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Veno (The University of Queensland), James M Gardner (0000-0002-4782-4969, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 210-219 |
| Publication date | 1979-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(197907)7:3<210::aid-jcop2290070304>3.0.co;2-3 |
| OpenAlex | W1990247205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
This study examined the outcome of a police-training program with a general-systems-based community psychology orientation. A course evaluation questionnaire and a 52-item attitude questionnaire were administered. The response of the Police Department as a social system was also considered. On the basis of the results of this procedure, the following conclusions were made: (1) the participants found the course valuable, interesting, and approved the format and content of the course; (2) the participants developed a heightened psychological sense of community with Aborigines and the mentally ill which was maintained over a year later; (3) the participants developed a decreased psychological sense of community with homosexuals which dissipated over the year's time; and (4) the Queensland Police Department will use this course as a model for all future training of inspectors and will use elements of this course at the cadet-training level. The more general implications of our study are that: (1) a community psychology approach to police-psychologist collaboration is possibly more efficient than other approaches in that negative or undesirable incidents are less likely to occur; (2) evaluation in terms of at least one community psychology construct is a possible and functional framework within which to view police-psychologist collaboration.
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2008 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |