“The 250lb man in an alley”: Police storytelling
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 1 October 1996
Abstract
Argues that storytelling in police organizations functions on two well‐known levels: the educational and therapeutic; and also on a hidden level, the social. On this level, storytelling serves to ratify some members and ostracize others. It also works to preserve the model of policing as force‐based rather than communication‐based. Focuses on one folkloric story common to police organizations as an example of how storytelling can act as a powerful brake on acceptance of all members and on efforts to change an organization.
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Citation
Fletcher, C. (1996), "“The 250lb man in an alley”: Police storytelling", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 9 No. 5, pp. 36-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819610128788
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1996, MCB UP Limited