In The process of adaptation to European Union, training and perception of turkish police about the human rights (a research on the model of Afyonkarahisar)

GRADUATE EDUCATION THESIS ABSTRACTIN THE PROCESS OF ADAPTATION TO EUROPEAN UNION,TRAINING AND PERCEPTION OF TURKISH POLICEABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS(A RESEARCH ON THE MODEL OF AFYONKARAH SAR)Osman GENÇSociology Mainscience BranchAfyon Kocatepe Üniversity Social Science InstituteMay 2007Adviser : Assistant Associate Professor Osman KONUKBefore the adaptation process of Turkey to European Union got ripen and before thesocial conscious had constitıted, a lot of lawful arrangements carried out and were tried to putinto practice. Because of such fundamental changings were maden in such a short time, policewere effected deeply like the other units which puts the laws into practice. It causedconstitution of prejudices at the police, until the time that adaptation laws were understood,interpreted and percepted. Manipulations of the media which is on the opposite of theEuropean Union, had a big effect. Damaging of police?s motivation, may be made somebenefit groups happy and also it constitute the circumstance that some bandits appeared andgot strong. After some time passed; it can be understood that; all this arrangements werecarried out to have a democracy at the standards of Europe, to better guarantee the individualrights and freedoms, to more strengthen the basic rights and freedoms. But the depressionsand the worries which happened to police and the common during this transition period,weren?t completely removed yet.This working is a ?field work? that was researched among the policemen and policechief who are on duty at Afyonkarahisar Province Police Headquarters and AfyonkarahisarPolice Trade High School Headquarters.?Democracy? and ?Human Rights? are shown among the increasing values. But, theycouldn?t manage to establish the peace ambient completely until this time. At this working,the attitude and the perception of the police were tried to be determined.