Officer Barton Joined A Big City Police Department Six Years Ago.

Order #FO1A6390181Pages: 2 ½CPP: 200Deadline: 11:00PmAPAInstructions:ASE STUDY Officer Robert BartonOfficer Barton joined a big city police department six years ago. Hewas a high school graduate from a middle-class family in a smalltown. His parents spoke French, English, and Spanish, and he wasfluent in all three languages. His first six months in the department(after the academy) was an eye-opener and somewhat of acultural shock. At first he was lost, and he had some difficulty inadjusting to the lifestyles of a big city. It soon became apparentthat the police had bonds of loyalty and secrecy and that therewas a general feeling of “us against them.” He found that he waspart of a subculture that demanded a high level of esprit decorps and solidarity. It was soon apparent that the officers heworked with viewed themselves as the “thin blue line.” His fellowofficers that were in his academy class came from varyingbackgrounds, and most of them had lived in metropolitan areas allof their lives. They shared diverse values, attitudes, andperspectives. Slowly but surely the officers felt the need to belongand assimilated the new subculture, and in relatively shorttime, they became comfortable interacting with one another. Theybecame a source of mutual support to