Are police officers bullies?

When that inexperienced officer becomes a supervisor or an administrator, he now has to get police officers to do his bidding. When they resist, he reverts to the force option, bullying people to get them to do what he wants. read more

” It is very hard to define the word “bully” or to devise a convincing statistical method with which to measure whether it applies to cops more than to people in the general population or to men in other occupational groups. read more

Bullying in any environment is toxic, but in a police environment it may be especially toxic, and is a source of much of the low morale described by officers of all ranks. read more

None of my instructors at my police academy presented anything remotely similar to this, nor did any of my field training officers. As a field training officer myself, I work hard to make sure recruits are treating all people they encounter (even arrestees) with respect and dignity. read more