Drug testing in law enforcement agencies : social control in the public sector / James R. Brunet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brunet, James R., 1966-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Drug testing--United States.

Police.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drug testing has become an increasingly important part of the public sector workplace. For law enforcement officers, courts have granted government employers wide discretion in choosing a drug testing strategy. Brunet seeks to understand what leads one law enforcement agency to adopt a more rigorous testing program while another abstains from testing workers altogether. An emerging literature on drug testing as a mechanism of social control provides the theoretical base. An analysis of a sample of law enforcement agencies finds evidence that social distance within police organizations, the social status of officers, and the influence of third parties play significant roles in shaping a department s drug testing policy."

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Introduction

Competing Views of Workplace Drug Testing

A Public Sector Theory of Drug Testing*

Drug Use &amp

Testing in Law Enforcement Agencies

Methodology

Findings

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-186) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-36142-5

9786610361427

1-59332-160-0

OCLC:

228124672