ROLE PREFERENCES AND JOB SATISFACTION OF KENTUCKY PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS

• NCJ Number: 28586
• Author(s): T J MAHONEY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 85 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY - THESIS

Annotation

STUDY TO LEARN THE RELATIVE LEVEL OF JOB SATISFACTION OF KENTUCKY PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS AND TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE AND OFFICER ROLE PREVALENCE.

Abstract

THE STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO INVESTIGATE THE CONTENTION THAT THERE IS NO RELATION BETWEEN THE OFFICERS' PREFERRED ROLES AND THEIR JOB SATISFACTION. A TWELVE SITUATION INSTRUMENT WAS CONSTRUCTED TO ASSESS OFFICER PREFERENCE CONCERNING THREE ROLES IN PROBATION - ADVOCATE, COUNSELOR, OR ENFORCER AND A TWENTY ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF JOB SATISFACTION. THE SURVEY WAS ADMINISTERED TO 75 KENTUCKY PROBATION OFFICERS DURING THE FALL OF 1974. RESULTS INDICATE THAT THERE IS NO OBSERVABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROLE PREFERENCES AND JOB SATISFACTION. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT HOWEVER AN OFFICER VIEWED HIS ROLE, THAT PREFERENCE DID NOT AFFECT HIS LEVEL OF JOB SATISFACTION. FURTHER STUDY INTO THE AREA OF JOB SATISFACTION AMONG PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS IS RECOMMENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)