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A full analysis of the qualitative aspect of the research interviews with the sample of new recruits to the police service over a period of four years is carried out in Chaps. 9 and 10. This chapter focuses on the area of learning. When discussing their learning, the new recruits answered questions about how they can best ‘learn’ to become a police officer and be a part of the policing organisation. They also considered the role and impact of each of the important players in the training process.
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Charman, S. (2017). Qualitative Findings I: Learning to Be a Cop. In: Police Socialisation, Identity and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63070-0_9
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