Reports a continuing longitudinal study begun in 1967 of attitudinal and behavioral change among recruits in the Philadelphia Police Department. Behavioral components are secrecy and mandatory mutual assistance. Comparisons are made with attitudes of detectives and experienced Patrolmen. (DB)

During the period numerous reform campaigns were undertaken by various establishment groups. Their strategies and goals are analyzed and compared to those of the local politicians and police officials. The efficacy of the reform groups is also analyzed. (DB)

This paper discusses attitudinal differences between highly professional police officers and those classified as low-professionals, and compares their attitudes toward animals" (problem people who put them in a can't-win" position) with the attitudes of medical students toward crocks." Five hypotheses about policemen's actions and attitudes are…

Viewing the police as a para-military organization primarily concerned with the control and prevention of crime is inconsistent with the estimate that only 20 percent of police activity is crime related. This study is based on analyses of calls for assistance in 1968 in St. Louis, Detroit, and New York. (DB)

Paper is an analysis of 3,787 response to a questionnaire administered to a nationwide (especially urban north) random sample by the National Opinion Research Center in the summer of 1966. Ghetto blacks were found to support increases in both police power and the protection of civil liberties. (DB)

Partly based on a study of the Detroit Police Department, after the riot of 1967, this paper lists and discusses the social and psychological factors militating against improved police relations with the black community. Also lists the positive factors and makes recommendations for an effective police-community relations program. (DB)