Police Psychology

Abstract

There seem to be two answers to the question asked at the end of the last chapter. First, there is a natural and instinctive reaction against what police power stands for. This is a fairly common human response and one which may be readily observed. Second, however, there is also the historical evidence of what happens to the police themselves if they acquire unbridled authority within a state, and it is as much this objective evidence as the instinctive reactionwhich creates public attitudes.