Review the Officer Robert Barton case study in Ch. 12 of Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement (page 343).
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that answers all the case study questions that follow.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
1. Using concepts related to groups and group dynamics, explain what happened in this situation
2. When does group cohesiveness cease to be positive and become pathological?
3. Are subcultures in police work inevitable? Explain
4. What steps might you take, as a police administrator, to prevent this from occurring?
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Officer Robert Barton hailed from a small town and was having difficulty adjusting to the new culture and new challenges presented by the big city. He experienced issues adapting to the big city and workplace because of the evident difference in culture and mystery that the office had. Mostly all his colleagues and fellow officers hailed from
