Sociology

The USA State Police have always practiced force and intimidation so that the citizens obey what the former sees fit to accomplish.  Out of fear and the desire to appear cooperative, the citizens of the United States cower at the site of these policemen determined to monitor the population either through aggressiveness or trepidation.  Even I myself have personally experienced this in one of the many occasions when policemen aggressively rekindle the event and inquire about the situation.  The use of authority on obedience encourages the demolishing of personal judgment, approval, and desire.  With Milgrams experiment, wherein the recruited subjects from various walks of life are being studied about the effects of punishment and force, one can see the effects of punishment, especially with the use of electric shocks.  This is actually similar to the use of devices of the USA State Police, especially when they sense people to be included in an illegal undertaking.  However, the USA Police case use a strategy that is more personally devastating, for the agents pride, confidence, and composure are being destroyed in the process.

In the case of the USA State Police exercising force and intimidation among the citizens, it is evident that this is one of the in-groups, defined asa social group commanding a members esteem and loyalty (Pires 2010 Lecture Groups, 1).  Just like secondary groups, these in-groups are large, impersonal social groups, and they are also devoted to accomplish some important task that is at hand.  In terms of group leadership, however, it is evident that the USA State Police shares authoritarian leadershipone that focuses on the completion of important tasks and concerns, takes personal charge of decision-making, and demands strict compliance from subordinates (Pires, 1).  We see group conformity to be strongly present in this type of in-group, together with efficiency, uniformity, rationality, and control.