Attitudes and Perceptions of Police Officers in Boston, Chicago, and Washington, DC, 1966

This survey was designed to explore perceptions and attitudes of police officers in three metropolitan areas toward their work and the organizations and publics with which they interact. Issues of interest include (1) the nature of police careers and police work, and officers' satisfaction with...

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Main Author: Reiss, Albert J. Jr (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1989
In:Year: 1989
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
career choice
career expectations
Job satisfaction
Perceptions
police community relations
Police officers
work attitudes
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Summary:This survey was designed to explore perceptions and attitudes of police officers in three metropolitan areas toward their work and the organizations and publics with which they interact. Issues of interest include (1) the nature of police careers and police work, and officers' satisfaction with their jobs, (2) officers' orientations toward policing tasks and their relationships with the public, and (3) officers' perceptions of organizations and systems that influence or change police work.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR09087.v1