POLICE UNIONS - AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF CAUSES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• NCJ Number: 29907
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 62 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 24,26,AND 28
• Author(s): J D SMITH
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Historical Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE UNIONS, TOGETHER WITH AN EXAMINATION OF THEIR NATURE, STRENGTH, AND LEGAL STATUS.

Abstract

CHANGES IN WORK CONDITIONS, THE LOSS OF SOCIAL STATUS, AND THE DESIRE FOR PROFESSIONALIZATION ARE IDENTIFIED AS FACTORS IN THE POLICE OFFICER'S MOVE TO ORGANIZE THE POLICE LABOR FORCE. SEVERAL POLICE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS ARE DESCRIBED. THE GROWTH OF MINORITY (BLACKS AND WOMEN: POLICE UNIONS IS PREDICTED FOR THE FUTURE.