Eğitim Düzeyi Suç İlişkisi: Türk Emniyet Teşkilatı Örneği

In this study, the effects of pre- and in-service training of police officers rendering security service to professional disciplinary process have been investigated. The study sample consists of police officers who began their careers within the Turkish National Police in 2005, 2006 and in 2007 and still are on active duty, graduated either from Police Vocational High School (PVHS) or Police Vocational Training Centre (PVTC). The sample is selected with a simple random sampling method from about 10% of police officers who started to work in 2005, 2006 and in 2007 at Turkish National Police among the graduates of both PVHS and PVTC. The research has found that when the level of education of police officers increases, the level of involving criminal behaviours significantly decreases. Keywords: Police education, police crimes, police deviancy, police-citizen relations, professional discipline of police. OZET Bu calismada ic guvenlik hizmeti sunan polis memurlarinin sahip olduklari meslek oncesi ve hizmet ici egitim duzeylerinin mesleki disiplin suclari islemelerine olan etkisi arastirilmistir. Arastirmanin orneklemini, Emniyet Genel Mudurlugunde (EGM) 2005, 2006 ve 2007 yillarinda goreve baslayan ve hâlen gorevine devam eden Polis Meslek Yuksek Okulu ve Polis Meslek Egitim Merkezi kaynakli memurlar arasindan ayri ayri olmak uzere, basit rastgele ornekleme yontemiyle yaklasik %10 duzeyinde secilmis polis memurlari olusturmustur. Arastirma sonucunda, polis memurlarinin egitim duzeyi arttikca suc isleme egilimlerinde onemli bir azalma meydana geldigi tespit edilmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Polis egitimi, mesleki suc ve sapma, polis suclari, polis sapmasi, polis-vatandas iliskileri, polis mesleki disiplini.