Original scientific paper

Perception of visible tattoos on police ofcers

Izidora Radek orcid.org/0000-0002-9574-4218 ; Visoka policijska škola, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ines Žabek ; Služba za razvoj policijskog obrazovanja i nakladničko – knjižničnu djelatnost, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Iva Budimir ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatska

Abstract

The perception of tattoos has changed over the decades, so this form of body decoration has become
popular among the general population, not just marginalized groups in society. The messages, motifs
and symbolism that a particular tattoo can represent, and even its visibility, are sometimes at odds with
the professional norms of a particular work environment. While in some occupations dress codes and
rules related to body adornment are used only on an informal level, in certain professions (in either
private or public institutions) there are clearly defned dress codes, and many refer to tattoos and
piercings. This paper primarily deals with tattoos in police ofcers from a legal and social aspect. For
the purpose of the research, the legal regulation of the issue of tattoos in the Croatian police and the
police in Germany, Great Britain and the United States was studied. Also, the paper presents results
of police ofcers’ tattoos surveys in these countries and the results of a pilot research on perception of
police ofcer’s tattoos in Croatia.

Keywords

perception, police, professional norms, visible tattoos

Hrčak ID:

271325

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/271325

Publication date:

3.3.2022.

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