What the norm represents for young police officers and factors influencing its enforcement

Abstract

This study seeks to determine what the norm represents for police officers who have recently graduated training and how this notion influences the family and educational environments throughout their training to graduation. A case study was carried out involving recently graduated police officers from a training school in the Eje Cafetero using a questionnaire. It was found that the police officers valued the training received positively, and coherence between the norm and the practice of the profession was established. However, shortcomings are evident that affect its compliance, particularly when they leave school to fulfill their duty. There are risk factors that drive bad behaviors, among them, biased treatment and some unfavorable conditions that affect the provision of the service.