RT Article
T1 The Search for Job Satisfaction: A Survey of Alabama Policing
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 32
IS 1/2
SP 74
OP 86
A1 Carlan, Philip E.
LA English
YR 2007
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764201043
AB This study examines police job satisfaction and its association with general occupational attraction. Police officers from sixteen municipal departments (n = 1,114) across one southern state (Alabama) were found to possess moderate-high overall job satisfaction, with regression analysis supporting the conclusions of prior studies that demographics are of little value to understanding job satisfaction. The findings convey that 25% of job satisfaction variance can be explained from six variables (in order of importance): social contribution, pay, adventure/excitement, autonomy, peer respect, and job security. The importance of benefits and community respect was unsupported, as were partner and special operation assignments. The author concludes that a great portion of police satisfaction hinges on the realization of work environment expectations, and that departments must proactively construct policies to enhance fulfillment of officer aspirations.
K1 Work Environment
K1 Police policy
K1 Police administration
K1 Job satisfaction
K1 Employee retention
K1 Career selection
DO 10.1007/s12103-007-9014-y