TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Why do people become police officers: a study of reasons and their predictions of success
JO  - Journal of police science and administration
A1  - Lester, David
SP  - 170
EP  - 174
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
N2  - There has been a good deal of speculation about the reasons why people choose to become police officers. One predominant view is that some do so because of their desire to be law enforcers, while others become police officers primarily to be of service to the community. However, little empirical research has been conducted on this issue... The responses of the 128 recruits who completed the questionnaire were subjected to a factor-analysis using program BMDO3M of the BIOMED statistical package from UCLA. Three major and two minor factors were identified...<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-9084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -