Police read bodily and verbal cues to judge deference, not just facts
Evidence
The police expect law-abiding citizens to express their respect for the law by addressing its representatives with various gestures of deference. It is desired that the suspect’s physical presence communicate civility, politeness, penitence, and perhaps fear. In addition, the use of such terms as “Sir” and “Officer” are expected as indications that the humble status of juvenile is properly understood. — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy, 481
Categorization
- SHARE: A precise, vivid codification of how police read deference through demeanor — would land well with anyone studying policing or nonverbal communication.
- XREF: connects to: Police demand visible deference gestures that demonstrate suspect status understood; People physically unable to perform expected deference cues risk lethal police sanction — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of…, 478; Drivers read posture, dress, and demeanor as coded cues of a type. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 568
Broader Connections
- Police demand visible deference gestures that demonstrate suspect status understood
#expands(0.95) - People physically unable to perform expected deference cues risk lethal police sanction
#expands(0.85) — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy, 478 - Drivers read posture, dress, and demeanor as coded cues of a type.
#corroborates(0.80) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 568