Institutional theory of police: a review of the state of the art

被引:88
作者
Crank, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] Boise State Univ, Dept Criminal Justice Adm, Boise, ID 83725 USA
关键词
police; institutional analysis; institutionalism; organizational structure; empirical study;
D O I
10.1108/13639510310475723
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
One of the important developments in police theory and research is the recognition of the institutional contexts in which departments participate. A body of theory, organized under the rubric of the "theory of institutionalized organizations", provides a theoretical framework for the conceptualization and empirical assessment of policing contexts and their relationship to police organizational structures and practices. The first part of this paper provides an overview of institutional theory and reviews writings on the application of institutional theory to the police. The second section reviews research conducted on institutional theory across the field of criminal justice. The third part contrasts the competing notions of institutions and utility in institutional theory, and locates police organizations within Giddens' model of human agency.
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