The perceived levels of job satisfaction among police officers: A descriptive review

Dantzker, M. L.; Surrette, Michael A.

doi:10.1007/bf02803703

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“…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).…”

Section: Findings On Specific Attitudesmentioning

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

Poteyeva

Sun

2009

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Section: Findings On Specific Attitudesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Poteyeva

Sun

2009

Journal of Criminal Justice

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“…In essence, these graduates feel "under educated" for their careers. Past researchers have noted that "over education" also may contribute to career dissatisfaction, in as much as graduates feel that they are underpaid and under-appreciated given their skills and abilities (Buckley et al 1993;Dantzker and Surrette 1996;Mineard 2006). Alternatively, it could be the feelings of "under education" relating to graduates' career aspirations are another source of dissatisfaction.…”

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Education and Career Satisfaction: Examining the Specifics of the Relationship Among Criminal Justice Graduates

Payne

Blackwell

Collins

2009

J Police Crim Psych

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Several studies have considered the source of job satisfaction across different types of criminal justice professionals. This article identifies factors related to job satisfaction among graduates from a criminal justice program. The authors use a sample of 236 criminal justice graduates to explore the role of education in reports of career satisfaction. Findings indicate that graduates who felt they received adequate training in the social sciences were more likely to report satisfaction with their careers. Perceptions of preparation for careers/graduate study also were related to job satisfaction. Perceptions of course availability and independent studies/research opportunities also played a role. Implications are provided.

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“…Moreover, more highly educated criminal justice professionals may be less satisfied if they do not receive the promotions they expect (Buckley et al 1993). In sum, criminal justice professionals with high educational levels might expect more out of the criminal justice career than a criminal justice agency is willing to, or indeed can, provide (Dantzker and Surrette 1996).…”

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“…Several criminal justice researchers have considered the impact of education on career satisfaction (Buckley, McGinnis, and Petrunik 1993;Dantzker 1998;Dantzker and Surrette 1996;Mineard 2006;Robinson, Porporino, and Simourd 1997). These studies often have treated education as a trait-something one has or does not have.…”

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Exploring the Ties between Career Satisfaction and Education: Trait versus Situational Approaches

Payne¹,

Blackwell²,

Collins³

2010

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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Many studies have considered the influence that education has on career satisfaction. This literature typically has treated education as a trait-something a person has, perhaps in varying degrees. The authors suggest that education should instead be treated as a situational factor that varies between individuals, particularly given that individuals differentially define the quality of their education. Using a sample of 151 criminal justice graduates, this paper explores how education, measured both as a trait (focusing on quantity) and a situational characteristic (focusing on perceptions of quality of the education) influences career satisfaction. Results showed that level of education did not influence career satisfaction, but the measures assessing perceived quality of education did influence satisfaction. Criminal justice graduates who rated higher on satisfaction with skill development, satisfaction with social science/criminal justice knowledge, program satisfaction, and overall satisfaction were more likely to be very satisfied with their careers than those who scored lower on these measures. Furthermore, males were more likely to be very satisfied with their careers than females. Implications focus on balancing skills and social science frameworks in criminal justice curricula and expanding future career satisfaction research to more broadly define and measure education.

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The perceived levels of job satisfaction among police officers: A descriptive review

Cited by 21 publications

References 18 publications

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

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

Education and Career Satisfaction: Examining the Specifics of the Relationship Among Criminal Justice Graduates

Exploring the Ties between Career Satisfaction and Education: Trait versus Situational Approaches

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