Institutional myths and generational boundaries: cultural inertia in the police organisation

This article provides an account for ‘cultural inertia’ - a reluctance to adapt to changing environmental conditions - in policing, despite a time of considerable demographic, policy, and practical reform. Drawing on 100 interviews and observation data collected over the course of 18 months of field...

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1. VerfasserIn: Campeau, Holly (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: [2019]
In: Policing and society
Jahr: 2019, Band: 29, Heft: 1, Seiten: 69-84
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