Citation

Lefkowitz J. J. Soc. Iss. 1975; 31(1): 3-26.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1975, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1540-4560.1975.tb00736.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This review focuses primarily on personality characteristics of policemen. The data substantiate, with some qualifications, the existence of a nonpathological "modal police personality." Methodological weaknesses prevent, however, an assessment of the relative developmental contributions of predisposing self-selection effects, socioeconomic class determinants, organizational selection and selective attrition, occupational socialization, and role-specific behaviors.

Language: en