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

• Autore: Brunet James R. <1966->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (198 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.2/2
• Soggetto topico: Police - Drug testing - United States
• 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 & -- 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."
• Titolo autorizzato: Drug testing in law enforcement agencies
• ISBN: 1-280-36142-5; 9786610361427; 1-59332-160-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910971014803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)