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

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 419-426

  Miller, Holly A ^a   Mire, Scott ^b   Kim, Bitna ^c  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 70149111706     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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