NCJ Number
117791
Journal
Justice Quarterly Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1989) Pages: 47-67
Date Published
1989
Length
21 pages
Annotation
The importance of police professionalism has been noted widely, but few studies have evaluated its consequences empirically. In the present research we examine the impact of police chiefs' professionalism on three aspects of the police function: job satisfaction, work relations, and professionalization of the police occupation.
Abstract
Our findings show that chiefs' professionalism is a minimal predictor for these areas, and that, surprisingly, professionalism affects several criteria of professionalization in the direction opposite from what we expected. In conclusion we discuss the implications of our findings for the police reform movement.