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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971014803321

Autore

Brunet James R. <1966->

Titolo

Drug testing in law enforcement agencies : social control in the public sector / / James R. Brunet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-280-36142-5

9786610361427

1-59332-160-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice

Disciplina

363.2/2

Soggetti

Police - Drug testing - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Introduction -- Competing Views of Workplace Drug Testing -- A Public Sector Theory of Drug Testing* -- Drug Use &amp -- Testing in Law Enforcement Agencies -- Methodology -- Findings -- DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Drug testing has become an increasingly important part of the public sector workplace. For law enforcement officers, courts have granted government employers wide discretion in choosing a drug testing strategy. Brunet seeks to understand what leads one law enforcement agency to adopt a more rigorous testing program while another abstains from testing workers altogether. An emerging literature on drug testing as a mechanism of social control provides the theoretical base. An analysis of a sample of law enforcement agencies finds evidence that social distance within police organizations, the social status of officers, and the influence of third parties play significant roles in shaping a department s drug testing policy."