TY - JOUR
AU - Angell, John E.
AB -  John E. Angel1 heories are developed to facilitatc understanding; however, social science theories, unlike theories of the physical sciences, are complicated by the fact that their subjects think and act. Human decisions and actions have a multiplicity of causations including past experiences, influences of culture, and expectations about the future. Consequently, social theories are particularistic. Their usefulness is restricted by specific values and perceptions that determine the characteristics of behavioral patterns and rationality. Social science theory about the organization and management of bureaucracies is no exception; it is also particularistic and must be situationally conditioned. Therefore, since rationality is culturally or normatively determined, conclusions about “proper” or “improper,” “right” or “wrong,” AUTHOR’S NOTE: Experiments based primarily on an earlier draft of this paper are under way in the police departments at Lkzyton, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; and Holyoke, Massachusetts. JOHN E. ANGELL is completing his Ph.D. at Michigan State University. He is currently Coordinator of Education and Training for the Dayton, Ohio, Police Department. He has written numerous articles and has served as a consultant in the police training field over the past several years. [IS61 CRIMINOLOGY / AUGUSTNOVEMBER 1971 and “good” or “bad” organizational arrangements cannot be absolute. 
TI - TOWARD AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE CLASSIC POLICE ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS: A Democratic Model
JF - Criminology
DO - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1971.tb00766.x
DA - 1971-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/toward-an-alternative-to-the-classic-police-organizational-04TZEJtjqw
SP - 185
VL - 9
IS - 2‐3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -