Organizational Identity Change in Conservation Law Enforcement: Lessons for Pennsylvania

Michael J. McSkimming, R. Dunbar, Ahmet Guler
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Conservation officer safety has become a growing concern across the United States. This is particularly true since the scope of conservation law enforcement has expanded to include duties often relegated to more traditional law enforcement agencies such as state and local police. As a result, several states have changed the titles of their conservation officers to reflect a more police-oriented stature (e.g., Conservation Police Officer). This study analyzes how a change in organizational identity, through a title change, impacts conservation officers, the general public, traditional law enforcement agencies, and governmental entities. The major findings suggest that those states that have changed the titles of their officers have experienced enhanced organizational legitimacy with natural resource users, other law enforcement agencies, and state legislatures. Given these findings, this article argues that it would be advantageous for Pennsylvania to at least consider making a title change for their conservation officers.
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保护执法中组织身份的变化:宾夕法尼亚州的经验教训
保护官员的安全已经成为美国各地日益关注的问题。这一点尤其正确,因为保护执法的范围已经扩大,包括了通常由州和地方警察等更传统的执法机构承担的职责。因此,几个州改变了保护官员的头衔,以反映更注重警察的地位(例如,保护警官)。本研究分析了组织身份的改变,通过头衔的改变,如何影响保护官员、公众、传统执法机构和政府实体。主要调查结果表明,那些改变了官员头衔的州在自然资源使用者、其他执法机构和州立法机构中的组织合法性得到了增强。鉴于这些发现,本文认为,宾夕法尼亚州至少考虑更改其保护官员的头衔是有利的。
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