TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Police work values: A comparison of police science students and current officers
JO  - Journal of occupational psychology
A1  - Zedeck, Sheldon
A1  - Middlestadt, Susan
A1  - Hayes, Evelyn
SP  - 187
EP  - 194
VL  - 54
IS  - 3
N2  - The nature, aetiology, and development of general work values of those in or interested in the police occupation were examined in a cross-sectional study. Police science students (n = 261 ) were compared to a current police officer group (n = 169) on the Survey of Work Values and on demographic variables. Results indicated: (1) the student and current officer groups differed from previously studied samples on the Survey of Work Values; (2) students differed significantly from the officer group on the work values of activity preference and attitude towards earnings; (3) within the student sample, work values correlated with ethnic status, sex, education, and marital status; and (4) within the police sample, work values correlated with age and rank. Results are discussed in terms of socialization, selection, and organizational processes.<p /> 
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SN  - 0305-8107
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -