CAREER ORIENTATIONS, JOB SATISFACTION, AND THE ASSESSMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEMS BY POLICE OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 2736
• Author(s): A J REISS
• Date Published: 1967
• Length: 123 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-006
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Michigan
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF POLICE OCCUPATION AND ORGANIZATION POLICE THEMSELVES ARE EMPIRICALLY STUDIED.

Abstract

POLICE OFFICERS ORIENTATION TO THEIR WORK AND TO THE PUBLIC WITH WHICH THEY DEAL IS REPORTED. A STUDY IN PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES, NOT OF ACTUAL BEHAVIOR. POLICE OFFICERS IN SELECTED PRECINCTS IN BOSTON, CHICAGO, AND WASHINGTON, D.C., WERE SURVEYED FOR ATTITUDES ON THE NATURE OF POLICE CAREERS, OF POLICE WORK, AND WITH THEIR JOB, OF THEIR ORIENTATION TOWARD THEIR TASKS IN POLICING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND TRANSACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC THAT IS POLICED. THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF HOW ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS THAT AFFECT LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE INFLUENCED OR CHANGED THEIR WORK. FINDINGS AND SURVEY INSTRUMENT UTILIZED ARE GIVEN. SEE NCJ-01525 FOR COMPLETE REPORT. AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED