Motivations for becoming a police officer: Re-assessing officer attitudes and job satisfaction after six years on the street

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 520-530

  White, Michael D ^a   Cooper, Jonathon A ^a   Saunders, Jessica ^b   Raganella, Anthony J ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MARIST COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 77954819663     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.022     Document Type: Article

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