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Reassessing Bittner’s thesis: understanding coercion and the police in light of Waco and the Los Angeles riots

Vizzard, William J. - In: Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development 18 (1995) 3/4, pp. 1-18

Considers the dilemma of the incompatibility between the role of the police and democratic values, Develops Bittner’s thesis, that Western values continue to move away from legitimate use of force toward coercive intervention, with reference to the Waco siege and the Los Angeles riots.

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The position of municipal police chief: an examination of selection criteria and requisite skills

Dantzker, M.L. - In: Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development 19 (1996) 1, pp. 1-17

Selection criteria for individuals seeking to become police officers continues to receive attention from practitioners and academicians. However, an area of equal, if not greater importance, selection criteria for police chiefs, continues to receive minimal attention. After examining the...

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On the use of police officers in randomized experiments: some lessons from the Milwaukee domestic violence experiment

Weiss, Alexander; Boruch, Robert F. - In: Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development 19 (1996) 1, pp. 45-52

Evaluations of criminal justice policy increasingly employ randomized experiements, especially in studies of policing. These experiments, however, raise important ethical, legal and practical issues. This paper explores some of these issues as viewed by police officers. It focuses on the...

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Defining community policing: practice versus paradigm

Ziembo‐Vogl, Joanne; Woods, Devere - In: Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development 19 (1996) 3, pp. 33-50

While many believe that community policing has advanced beyond the defining stage, conflict still exists between community policing as envisioned by academics and theorists and community policing as interpreted and practiced by police organizations. Why is there so much disparity between the...

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The intelligent analyst as social scientist: a comparison of research methods

Prunckun, Henry W. - In: Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development 19 (1996) 3, pp. 67-80

A study which explores the relationship between law enforcement intelligence and social research. The author argues that because law enforcement intelligence draws heavily upon the use of research methodologies, analysts employed in the field can benefit from the knowledge and skills of social...

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Cross-cultural, values and ethics differences and similarities between the US and Asian countries

Garcia, Fredi; Mendez, Diana; Ellis, Chris; Gautney, Casey - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 9 (2014) 3, pp. 303-322

between the USA and Asian countries. This article analyzes the degree of cultural distance between USA and Asian countries and … the impact it has in companies. It examines the comparison between the USA and China’s value system. It also assesses how …

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Understanding and overcoming business etiquette differences in Japan, Turkey, and the United States of America

Eckard Marchiori, Brooke; E. Carraher, Charles; Stiles, … - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 9 (2014) 3, pp. 274-288

/methodology/approach – Samples from Japan ( n = 73), Turkey ( n = 95) and the USA ( n = 128) were surveyed using these two resources. Generally, the … results of these surveys support the research presented in this paper characterizing the USA as idealistic with a focus on …

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Intelligence and job satisfaction in the USA and China

Thompson, Cassandra; Lane, Samuel - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 9 (2014) 3, pp. 232-244

Purpose – This study aims to evaluate both intelligence and job satisfaction of workers in the USA and China. Each … statistics between China and the USA will then be compared and contrasted to assess how different cultures will affect emotional … negative relationship between intelligence and job satisfaction in the USA, but no studies have been done to compare both …

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Research of ethics, values and cross-cultural differences on China, Mexico or the United States

Villatoro, Jonny; Chang, John; Lane, Samuel - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 9 (2014) 2, pp. 133-154

United States. Three distinct and unique nations, the USA, Mexico and China, have different political structures, historical … global market, individuals need to have researched information pertaining to the ethics, cultures and values of the USA … Values Survey, Forsyth Studies and Hofsteade’s Model) have on the societies of the USA, Mexico or China. A review of the …

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IFRS and convergence in China and the USA

Moser, Randy - In: Journal of Technology Management in China 9 (2014) 1, pp. 56-66

(IFRS) and the progress towards IFRS convergence in the accounting environments of China and the USA, providing useful … and becoming more involved in the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) standard setting process. The USA's most … of IFRS convergence and adoption within China and the USA. Additional research opportunities exist by examining how …

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