Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training
Abstract The aim of this study is to increase knowledge of how police officers define conflict and conflict management as well as how they perceive their training in conflict management, in relation to previous experiences, in-school training and their probationary training. Swedish poli...
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| author | Mikael Emsing Jonas Hansson Johanna Sundqvist |
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The aim of this study is to increase knowledge of how police
officers define conflict and conflict management as well as how
they perceive their training in conflict management, in relation
to previous experiences, in-school training and their probationary
training. Swedish police officers (n = 20) who had recently finished
their probationary training were interviewed focusing on conflict
and conflict management. The study shows that the respondents had
general descriptions of conflict, which focused almost solely on
interpersonal conflict. Further, the development of adaptive conflict
behaviors during probationary training was largely dependent on
their instructors, whose role and tasks are very complex. In addition,
respondents reported an accelerated maturation process of sorts,
in which they described themselves as less naïve and more cynical,
despite their short time at work. The findings in this study might provide
valuable insights into how police officers perceive conflict and
conflict management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e33a75a47e3435daa4879b4a2018b6d2025-08-20T03:06:13ZengScandinavian University PressNordic Journal of Studies in Policing2703-70452020-01-017809810.18261/issn.1894-8693-2020-02-0218948693Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary TrainingMikael EmsingJonas HanssonJohanna SundqvistAbstract The aim of this study is to increase knowledge of how police officers define conflict and conflict management as well as how they perceive their training in conflict management, in relation to previous experiences, in-school training and their probationary training. Swedish police officers (n = 20) who had recently finished their probationary training were interviewed focusing on conflict and conflict management. The study shows that the respondents had general descriptions of conflict, which focused almost solely on interpersonal conflict. Further, the development of adaptive conflict behaviors during probationary training was largely dependent on their instructors, whose role and tasks are very complex. In addition, respondents reported an accelerated maturation process of sorts, in which they described themselves as less naïve and more cynical, despite their short time at work. The findings in this study might provide valuable insights into how police officers perceive conflict and conflict management.https://www.idunn.no/njsp/2020/02/swedish_police_officers_perceptions_of_conflict_managementconflict managementlaw enforcementpoliceprofessional trainingSwedenconflictmanagement |
| spellingShingle | Mikael Emsing Jonas Hansson Johanna Sundqvist Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing conflict management law enforcement police professional training Sweden conflictmanagement |
| title | Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions
of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training |
| title_full | Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions
of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training |
| title_fullStr | Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions
of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training |
| title_full_unstemmed | Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions
of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training |
| title_short | Swedish Police Officers’ Perceptions
of Conflict Management Training in School and Probationary Training |
| title_sort | swedish police officers perceptions of conflict management training in school and probationary training |
| topic | conflict management law enforcement police professional training Sweden conflictmanagement |
| url | https://www.idunn.no/njsp/2020/02/swedish_police_officers_perceptions_of_conflict_management |
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