Identifying determinants of job satisfaction among police officers

Predictors of job satisfaction among police officers: Does personality matter?

“…In Zhao et al's (1999) study of 199 police officers, race was second only to gender in contributing the least amount of variance explained in job satisfaction. Dantzker (1994b) reported similar findings, in which he concluded race was not a significant predictor of job satisfaction among police officers (N = 1,514). Contradicting these findings, Buzawa's (1984) study examining job satisfaction among officers in Detroit and Oakland, race was significantly related.…”

“…More direct, Sheley and Nock (1979) state, "While job satisfaction is an important element in job performance and turnover rate within any occupation it seems especially crucial in police work" (p. 49). More recent assertions show that substantive attempts to capture perceptions of job satisfaction among police officers still has not received the extensive scrutiny commonly found in other occupations (Brough & Frame, 2004;Dantzker, 1994b;Getahun, Sims, & Hummer, 2008;Zhao, Thurman, & He, 1999).…”

Gender differences in police officers' attitudes: Assessing current empirical evidence

“…Among the seven studies that examined gender difference in job satisfaction (Dantzker, 1994a;Dantzker & Kubin, 1998;Halstead, Bromley, & Cochran, 2000;Schwartz & Yonkers, 1991;Winfree, Guiterman, & Mays, 1997;A. Worden, 1993;Zhao, Thurman, & He, 1999), only two (Winfree et al, 1997;A.…”

“…Buzawa (1984, p. 61) maintained that exploring job satisfaction is important because of its connection with "important employee behavioral characteristics and potentially dramatic effects on overall performance of organization." Indeed, police officers' job satisfaction has been linked with such organizational components as employee turnover, absenteeism, and productivity (Buzawa, 1984;Dantzker, 1994aDantzker, , 1994bDantzker, , 1997Dantzker & Surrette, 1996;Hoath, Schneider, & Starr, 1998).…”

“…NA A Worden (1993). Survey of 740 officers in twenty-four departments in three metropolitan areas Attitudes toward work place NA Female minority officers are more positive in their work place evaluations than their colleagues than their male counterparts Dantzker (1994a). Survey of 1,514 officers from nine urban police agencies in four statesOfficers' global job satisfaction and officers' satisfaction with general administration, supervision, recognition, equipment and extras available on the job Female and male officers do not differ in their job satisfaction.…”