Discussion Socialization Of Criminal Justice Professionals

Socialization of Criminal Justice ProfessionalsLike in any organization police have a special way of socialization that either enhance or compromise their ability to serve the criminal justice system. New recruits find themselves absorbed into the police way of doing things. The ones that resist the change find themselves isolated, resulting in job dissatisfaction, workplace bullying and stress (Britz, 1997). Among the police cultural values include sticking together at all time as a sign of brotherhood. However, police culture is largely to blame for the failure of the department to deal firmly with crimes within the department. Police socialization encourages the police to break the law as they cover for each other. Popular example is the case of three Chicago police who were indicted on felony charges for attempting to covering up for their comrade. According to the guardian, the three we involved in “furnishing false information, making false police reports, failing to report or correct false information, ignoring contrary information or evidence, obstructing justice, failing to perform a mandatory duty, and performing acts each knew to be forbidden to perform” ("Laquan McDonald shooting: three officers indicted over alleged cover-up", 2017). In other cases, the police have been accused of