SPRINGFIELD (MO) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - A JOB SATISFACTION EVALUATION - POLICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42447
• Author(s): R H PARKS
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 49 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-002-76
• Corporate Author: Public Admin Service
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS JOB SATISFACTION STUDY, DATED MAY 1977, WAS PERFORMED FOR THE SPRINGFIELD (MO) POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHOSE 202 PERSONNEL (177 SWORN) SERVE 143,000 PERSONS LIVING IN AN AREA OF 63.2 SQUARE MILES.

Abstract

THIS GENERAL ATTITUDE SURVEY OF POLICE PERSONNEL WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE JOB SATISFACTION IN ORDER TO ENABLE POLICE MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE MANPOWER UTILIZATION AND POLICE PRODUCTIVITY. ONE GENERAL RECOMMENDATION WAS MADE, SUGGESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD SEEK THE AID OF A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT TO REVIEW SELECTED PROBLEM AREAS IN DEPTH AND MAKE APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO EFFECT MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES. AMONG SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS WAS A RECOMMENDATION FOR FINDING WAYS OF INTEGRATING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS UNITS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ALL UNITS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP