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ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS: POLICE AND POLICING Volume 5 JOINING FORCES JOINING FORCES Police Training, Socialization and Occupational Competence NIGEL G. FIELDING First published in 1988 by Routledge This edition first published in 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 1988 Nigel G. Fielding All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-1-032-41114-9 (Set) ISBN: 978-1-032-42416-3 (Volume 5) (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-032-42421-7 (Volume 5) (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-36272-2 (Volume 5) (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003362722 Publisher’s Note The publisher has gone to great lengths to ensure the quality of this reprint but points out that some imperfections in the original copies may be apparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and would welcome correspondence from those they have been unable to trace. Joining Forces Police training, socialization, and occupational competence Nigel G. Fielding Routledge London and New York First published in 1988 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE Published in the USA by Routledge in association with Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Inc. 29 West 35th Street, New York NY 10001 © 1988 Nigel G. Fielding Filmset by Mayhew Typesetting, Bristol, England Printed in Great Britain by Biddies Ltd., Guildford All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Fielding, Nigel Joining forces: police training, socialization, and occupational competence. 1. Police training — Great Britain I. Title 363.2'2'0941 HV8195.A2 ISBN 0-415-00683-X Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Fielding, Nigel. Joining forces: police training, socialization, and occupational competence / Nigel G. Fielding, p. cm. Bibliography: p. Includes index. ISBN 0-415-00683-X (pbk.) 1. Police training — Great Britain. 2. Police training — United States. 3. Police professionalization — Great Britain. 4. Police professionalization — United States. I. Title. HV8195.A4F54 1988 363.2'07'1041 -de 19 To Jane and Jessica Contents Preface viii 1 Situating the police 1 2 The socialization process 15 3 The structure and process of training 51 4 Experiencing police work 115 5 The police employee 137 6 Situating police competence 184 7 Conclusion 205 Appendix I: Method 212 Appendix II: Probationer training programme 214 Appendix III: Instrumentalism items 215 Bibliography 216 Index 223
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