Citation

Adams RE, Rohe WM, Arcury TA. Crime Delinq. 2002; 48(3): 399-430.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128702048003003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The limited amount of research on the impact of community-oriented policing (COP)onofficer attitudes toward their jobs has been conducted in large cities. In the present study,we analyze survey data from 285 nonsupervisory officers in six small to midsize lawenforcement agencies to examine how COP training and COP officer designation isassociated with attitudes toward COP principles, support for COP, and job satisfaction.Results indicate that community police officers spend more time engaged in COP-relatedactivities, are more supportive of COP methods and goals, more supportive of organizationalchanges necessary to implement COP, and more satisfied with their jobs whencompared to traditional officers. In addition, officers who perceived their department ashaving a participatory management style were more positive about community policingand more satisfied with their jobs. Surprisingly, a large majority of traditional officersalso supported COP goals and the transition to COP in their departments.

Language: en