Dogmatism and Social Control: Some Personality Characteristics of Police Officers
A review of available data indicates that, contrary to the expectations of several investigators, policemen are no more &dquo;authoritarian&dquo; or &dquo;dogmatic&dquo; than other Ss of the same age and education (Bayley & Mendelsohn, 1969;fGuller,1972; Lefkowitz, 1972; Locke & Smith, 1970; Niederhoffer, 1967). Police officers’ attitudes do differ substantially from other Sis along another dimension of control and