Antilocution and trust in the workplace: Perceptions of higher education trained police recruits in England and Wales

Rogers, C; Turner, J; Birch, P

Antilocution and trust in the workplace: Perceptions of higher education trained police recruits in England and Wales

Rogers, C Turner, J Birch, P

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Policing: A Journal Of Policy And Practice, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022

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dc.contributor.author	Rogers, C
dc.contributor.author	Turner, J
dc.contributor.author	Birch, P https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-5897
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-19T02:45:57Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-19T02:45:57Z
dc.date.issued	2022
dc.identifier.citation	Policing: A Journal Of Policy And Practice, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	1752-4512
dc.identifier.issn	1752-4520
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/165183
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This study seeks to examine the relationship between antilocution and trust in the workplace by reflecting on the perceptions of police officers who are undertaking the new Higher Education (HE) pathway into the policing profession in England and Wales. This relationship is considered through Allport (1979). ‘The Nature of Prejudice. New York, NY: Perseus’ concept of antilocution and the lens of trust in the workplace, to understand how new police students think they are regarded by their policing colleagues and its impact on practice. Utilizing a survey of police students from five different forces in England and Wales, indicative results suggest that, whilst broadly supportive of new police officers, there may be some division regarding their education and training pathway through higher education, engendering levels of prejudice and bias towards the new recruits. Police student responses indicate that many of them feel that more is expected of them and that they are under closer supervision because they have undertaken the Higher Education route. Arguably, this prejudice and bias have an adverse effect on trust within the workplace, a concept which is front and centre of policing which ultimately can have a negative impact on public safety and security. The results of this study indicate that the interaction between new recruits (out-group) and established colleagues (in-group) is complex and not straightforward, and suggested implications for police practice are presented.</jats:p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP)
dc.relation.ispartof	Policing: A Journal Of Policy And Practice
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1093/police/paac008
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.rights	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Colin Rogers, James Turner, Philip Birch, Antilocution and trust in the workplace: Perceptions of higher education trained police recruits in England and Wales, Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 2022;, paac008, https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac008
dc.subject	1602 Criminology
dc.title	Antilocution and trust in the workplace: Perceptions of higher education trained police recruits in England and Wales
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of International Studies
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utslib.copyright.embargo	2024-01-11T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2023-01-19T02:45:56Z
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Abstract This study seeks to examine the relationship between antilocution and trust in the workplace by reflecting on the perceptions of police officers who are undertaking the new Higher Education (HE) pathway into the policing profession in England and Wales. This relationship is considered through Allport (1979). ‘The Nature of Prejudice. New York, NY: Perseus’ concept of antilocution and the lens of trust in the workplace, to understand how new police students think they are regarded by their policing colleagues and its impact on practice. Utilizing a survey of police students from five different forces in England and Wales, indicative results suggest that, whilst broadly supportive of new police officers, there may be some division regarding their education and training pathway through higher education, engendering levels of prejudice and bias towards the new recruits. Police student responses indicate that many of them feel that more is expected of them and that they are under closer supervision because they have undertaken the Higher Education route. Arguably, this prejudice and bias have an adverse effect on trust within the workplace, a concept which is front and centre of policing which ultimately can have a negative impact on public safety and security. The results of this study indicate that the interaction between new recruits (out-group) and established colleagues (in-group) is complex and not straightforward, and suggested implications for police practice are presented.

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