Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Recent scandals in political, bureaucratic, and corporate circles in Turkey highlight the pervasiveness of corruption in all walks of life. Corruption negatively affects human and capital resources, undermines institutional and political stability, and creates apathy and helplessness for citizens. While it is assumed that that law enforcement actively deals with this social problem, it is also evident that police personnel are not immune from this issue. In this study we assess the attitudes of police cadets toward police integrity and corruption in Turkey. More specifically, data is drawn from a survey of case scenarios of hypothetical police misconduct adapted from Klockars et al (2000) and modified to Turkish context. The survey instrument is administered to police vocational school students and police academy students, which will fill the ranks of police middle managers. Findings and implications will be discussed.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper examines the structure of gender-related outcomes for female cadets at a military university and, by inference, to women in male-dominated organizations in general. It begins with a review of the sociological literature on deviance and conformity and then applies qualitative data from an extended participant observation study to explain how, within this limited but highlighted context, they relate to the negotiation of gender. It then identifies the situational costs for women associated with gendered behavior and suggests that "gender" in general is treacherous for women when they enter into masculine-typed social settings such as a corps of cadets where, specifically for them, gender conformity represents a kind of deviance and gender deviance a type of conformity.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The study examines Chinese police cadets’ attitudes toward the police role and their work. While police attitudes and behavior have been the subjects of a substantial number of studies since the 1960s, empirical studies on Chinese police’s occupational-related attitudes is almost non-existent. Using survey data collected from 180 cadets in a police college, this paper assesses Chinese police cadets’ role orientation and their attitudes toward aggressive patrol, selective enforcement and citizens. Multiple regressions are performed to assess the influences of cadet characteristics and training on their attitudes. Implications for policy and future research are discussed.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: In the 24 hours prior to the Presidential Election of 2004, the authors conducted a survey of the partisan affiliations and political and social attitudes of 885 West Point cadets. The dataset provides a unique window into the worldviews of the next generation of Army officers. This study also illuminates the ways in which the Army's prevailing political culture influences the incoming cohort of young leaders.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: The Hobbema Community Cadets Corps Program (HCCCP) is a combination of the ‘best practices’ of a variety of other programs developed to reduce crime, violence, bullying, drug abuse and gang association among youth. Initially developed to address concerns of First Nations and Metis youth at risk in the community of Hobbema, Alberta, Canada the program has increased positive relationships between youth, police and community members. Initiated by two police officers, HCCCP had by the end of its first year attracted over 900 youth between the ages of 6 and 18 years. In a community marked by poverty, violence, substance abuse, gang violence, and an overall crime rate seven times Canada’s national rate, HCCCP offers young people hope in an environment described by many as a ‘war zone’. This paper offers a description of the program, as well as a preliminary evaluation based on interviews with program staff, members, parents, and community members. We link this evaluation into existing theory and literature on gangs, and in particular on Aboriginal gangs, investigating the apparent success of the program, possible future roadblocks for HCCCP, and whether other communities can or should adopt a similar approach to youth gang involvement and youth crime.