Date of Award
12-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Psychology
Department
Psychology
First Reader/Committee Chair
Shultz, Kenneth
Abstract
Law enforcement requires comprehensive hiring and training practices in order to curb misconduct and turnover. Some of the available data suggests a shift in the dynamics of law enforcement toward a more objective approach that favors education, cognitive ability testing, a community policing orientation, and technological advances, such as body cameras, that hold enforcers of the law and the American public, accountable for misconduct and violations of the law. The utilization of various technological advances requires assessment and dynamic, comprehensive analysis. The present study examined the influence of education and the professionalization of policing hiring requirements, cognitive ability tests and training, community policing initiatives and training, and the utilization of body cameras, on the number of dismissals and voluntary resignations and police use of force incidents recorded, while considering gender composition, and ratio of officers to size of the community served, in a federally-released report. Many of the hypotheses were not confirmed. However, support for the relationship between education and officer dismissal, SARA training and all dependent variables, and gender composition and reduction in the number of use of force incidents reported, were substantiated. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are explored herein.
Recommended Citation
Radmall, Ryan Lee, "PREDICTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TURNOVER AND USE OF FORCE FROM VARIABLES MEASURED BY THE 2013 LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE STATISTICS (LEMAS) SURVEY" (2017). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 586.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/586