Journal of Forensic Research

Ann-Christine Andersson Arnten

Publications

• Research Article
  Self-reported Attributes of Police-chiefs Compared to Civil Leadership: Inner drive, Tolerance to stress and Enterprise
  Author(s): Ann-Christine Andersson Arnten, Bengt Jansson, Klaus Olsen and Trevor ArcherAnn-Christine Andersson Arnten, Bengt Jansson, Klaus Olsen and Trevor Archer
  
  There is a tendency to regard police-work, implying independence and initiative in the absence of direct presence of authority that places a premium upon leadership, as a ‘drudge’ although ‘daily hassles’ may be converted immediately to “special events”. Despite this aspect, police leadership tends not to differ from other, civil, forms of leadership. A sample of police leaders (n=106) was compared to civil leaders derived from government administration and private enterprise (n=1650). Personal attitudes to and experiences of job relations and characteristics are measured with the JMT three subscales (Inner Drive and Tolerance to stress distress from the main scale Stability together with Enterprise from the main scale Action) all of which provide an indication of the leader’s resourcefulness. Low-level scoring on any of these three attributes.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000367

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