NCJ Number
151259
Date Published
1990
Length
121 pages
Annotation
Using a literature review, interviews, and the nominal group technique, this study examines the critical factors that will influence the impact of value diversity in entry- level police officers on a model California police agency by the year 2000.
Abstract
The analysis focused on the types of value diversity that might be expected, the potential increase in conflict with organizational value systems, changes in organizational tolerance of value diversity, and proactive processes needed to achieve compatibility of values. Significant trends predicted included increased cultural and age diversity, an increased emphasis on self, erosion of the nuclear family and the support systems associated with the development of traditional values, preoccupation with leisure and materialism, increased mobility and shorter careers, reduced job commitment and educational achievement, and an increasing potential for value conflicts among new and longstanding police employees. Based on these predictions, a strategic plan was recommended that required a comprehensive, values-oriented approach to all police agency functions. Twenty-six action steps were suggested to implement this plan. Figures, tables, appended values statements from several police agencies, and 15 references