published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1981. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66a).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Also available in print.

published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Public Administration

Thesis (D.A.)--Illinois State University, 2002. / Title from title page screen, viewed February 28, 2006. Dissertation Committee: M. Paul Holsinger (chair), Beverly A. Smith, Alan H. Lessoff, Lawrence W. McBride. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 207-211) and abstract. Also available in print.

This research is an attempt at understanding the value of higher education with respect to police officer performance. This study used a sample of 331 Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP) recruits who attended the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy (CFMPA) from January 2012 to April 2013 for the six month Military Police Qualification Level 3 (MP QL3) course. It examines between group differences in performance, among MP recruits with higher education – a college diploma or higher – and those with previous work experience – five years experience in another branch of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) or another police agency. The study used demographic and performance data obtained from the recruits’ CFMPA files. Descriptive statistics described central tendencies, standard deviation, kurtosis and skewness. This was used to assist in the description of recruits between groups and in order to determine distribution characteristics. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted on 34 tests – 14 percentage and 20 pass/fail – administered during the course to determine their factor structure. Chi-squared was used to explore between group differences in course completion. Finally Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) analyses were used to explore between group differences in performance based on the factor structure determined during EFA and the recruits overall course average. No significant between group difference with respect to performance were discovered, however, it is hoped that the results of this study will be used to inform the debate of the requirement for higher education in the field of policing and what factors contribute to police professionalization. / Thesis (Master, Education) -- Queen's University, 2014-03-22 16:42:11.736

This study explores the views of managers of Police Stations and trainees in one of forty-two (42) Policing Areas in the South African Police Service. It probes the feelings of the managers (herein referred to as Station Commissioners) and trainees regarding training methods used during In-service training. The study starts by analysing the environment in which the SAPS operates. The Management Problem identified is the lack of transfer of training at station level. This problem exists in the SAPS at the time when it grapples with transforming from a militaristic form to a service organisation. It is the time when the organization's training interventions are very critical for their members to providing better service. In finding out the views of Station Commissioners and trainees, a communication survey was conducted in all police stations found in the Pretoria Area. A questionnaire was administered to two groups from this Area. One was a group of Station Commissioners and the other made of trainees that attended training programmes at least twelve months before the survey. The questionnaire consisted of instruments probing views on off-the-job training and on-the-job-training methods as well as organisational climate instrument. The organizational climate instrument was a modified version of Likert & Likert (1976) scale. The trainees and Station Commissioners positively viewed goal setting and decision-making at these police stations. Leadership, motivation and communication were the dimensions of organisational climate that need improvement or reinforcement. Both methods of training, that is off- and on-the-job, were deemed necessary in the SAPS. The act of travelling long distances before the training was identified as a problem for off-the-job training. It was also highlighted that both methods are necessary for all members regardless of their level of skills or position. / Thesis (MBA)-University of Natal, Durban, 2002.

Submitted by WILLIAM CORDEIRO LEITE (williamcleite@gmail.com) on 2016-02-15T20:17:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO versão final.pdf: 1787521 bytes, checksum: 744bbf094b4dd838ab026ab3ad448316 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by BRUNA BARROS (bruna.barros@fgv.br) on 2016-02-25T19:05:51Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO versão final.pdf: 1787521 bytes, checksum: 744bbf094b4dd838ab026ab3ad448316 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Almeida (maria.socorro@fgv.br) on 2016-02-26T19:27:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO versão final.pdf: 1787521 bytes, checksum: 744bbf094b4dd838ab026ab3ad448316 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-26T19:27:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO versão final.pdf: 1787521 bytes, checksum: 744bbf094b4dd838ab026ab3ad448316 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-17 / The objective of this research was to identify the aspects of a professional police force found in the specialized literature on the subject and to compare them to the Brazilian Federal Police, using bibliographical, documentary and field research. To this end, we researched the concepts of police professionalization in the literature and determined that its definition is controversial and complex and that the reforms that took place in western police forces, primarily in the USA and England, from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, created a bureaucratic police model, with a militarized structure and emphasis on enforcing the law. This model influenced the professional model of Brazilian police forces, and more specifically, the Brazilian Federal Police. Ten primary aspects of a professional police force were identified. These were divided into 18 items, and documentary research was performed to determine how these aspects were present in the Brazilian Federal Police. Some hypotheses/assumptions were formulated concerning the problems that were discovered. Subsequently, quantitative research was performed, through a structured questionnaire, with 25 questions, to a sample of federal police officers with the positions of Agent, Clerk and Forensic Print Analyst of the Federal Police crowded into the Federal Police Station in Foz do Iguaçu, in the state of Paraná, about the aspects found in the documentary research. In the research, we were able to verify that the items with the greatest problems were those related to the police career (class promotion, job duties and performance evaluations), internal control (internal inspection structure and enforcement of the penalty), compensation, courses for class advancement in the career and the democratic relationship among police public servants. Concerning the items with the best assessments, those which stand out were those related to the professional training of the police officer, police ethics and the democratic relationship between the federal police officer and the citizen / Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar os aspectos de uma polícia profissional presentes na literatura especializada sobre o assunto e compará-los com a Polícia Federal Brasileira, utilizando-se de pesquisa bibliográfica, documental e de campo. Para isso, pesquisou-se os conceitos de profissionalização policial na literatura e verificou-se que sua definição é controversa e complexa e que as reformas ocorridas nas policias ocidentais, principalmente nos EUA e Inglaterra, no final do século XIX até metade do século XX, criaram um modelo burocrático de polícia, com uma estrutura militarizada e com ênfase na aplicação da lei. Esse modelo influenciou o modelo profissional das polícias brasileiras, e em destaque, a Polícia Federal brasileira. Identificou-se dez principais aspectos de uma polícia profissional. Estes foram divididos em 18 itens, e realizou-se uma pesquisa documental para verificar como esses aspectos estavam presentes na Polícia Federal brasileira e levantou-se algumas hipóteses/suposições sobre os problemas encontrados. Após, realizou-se pesquisa quantitativa, através de um questionário estruturado, com 25 perguntas, para a população de policiais federais dos cargos de Agente, Escrivão e Papiloscopistas de Polícia Federal lotados na Delegacia de Polícia Federal em Foz do Iguaçu-PR, sobre os aspectos verificados na pesquisa documental Com a pesquisa, verificou-se que, na opinião dos respondentes, os itens com maiores problemas eram os relacionados à carreira policial (promoção de classes, funções do cargo e avaliação de desempenho), controle interno (estrutura de corregedorias e aplicação de penalidade), remuneração, cursos de progressão de classes na carreira e a relação democrática entre os servidores policiais. Em relação aos itens mais bem avaliados, destacam-se os relacionados à formação profissional do policial, a deontologia policial e o relacionamento democrático do policial federal com o cidadão.

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