Research summary Several of the largest US police departments reported a sharp increase
in officer resignations following massive public protests directed at policing in the summer of …

Objective: Our goal in the present study was to use longitudinal data to assess how
normative (ie, consensually motivated) and instrumental (ie, coercively motivated) obligation …

ABSTRACT Policing in the United States is currently undergoing a serious workforce crisis.
Drawing on Van Maanen's police socialization theory, we suggest that police recruiting …

This study aimed to evaluate the dimensionality of motivations to become a police officer;
assess sex, race, and ethnicity differences in motives; and analyze the relationship between …

Police departments are becoming increasingly homogenous as they struggle to recruit
demographically diverse officers with desirable characteristics. Youths' exposure to police …

Police continue to cite struggles of attracting applicants to their agencies. One means by
which police attempt to attract applicants is via their recruitment videos. As part of the …

As law enforcement organizations report challenges surrounding recruitment, evidence-
based practices are critical and cost-effective measures which fundamentally support and …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to provide greater understanding of the policing
recruitment crisis by exploring if and how recruit decisions to become an officer were …

Purpose This study assesses the relationship between job satisfaction, perceived
organizational support and workplace factors on officer turnover intention within an urban …

Overall, scholarship finds individuals have similar motivations to work in the criminal justice
system. However, several studies acknowledge race and gender can influence motivations …