Contemporary Viewpoints: a Survey of Law Enforcement Officers in Oregon

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Title: Contemporary Viewpoints: a Survey of Law Enforcement Officers in Oregon
Identifier: fac_pubs/1
Date: 1/1/2012
Abstract: Contemporary Viewpoints: A 2012 Survey of Law Enforcement Officers in Oregon is the culmination of a research initiative conducted in partnership with Oregon’s major law enforcement organizations: the Oregon Association Chiefs of Police (OACP), Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association (OSSA), Oregon State Police (OSP), and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST). The project had two objectives. First, collect a statewide sampling of viewpoints from Oregon law enforcement officers employed in municipal police agencies, sheriff’s offices, and the State Police to establish a baseline dataset, which could then be used to measure selected aspects of law enforcement’s professional development. The second objective is to use the findings as a means to facilitate critiques of the data in partnership with Oregon’s law enforcement practitioners. Consequently, it is both a report and an open invitation.
The report examines aspects of an officer’s work-environment presented from two viewpoints. The first viewpoint is from an “agency perspective” (i.e. state police, municipal police, and sheriff’s offices) and is intended to highlight any differences or similarities of opinion that occur between agencies. The second viewpoint is from a “rank perspective” looking across all ranks in these agencies (i.e. line officers, sergeants, lieutenants, captains and above, and chiefs and sheriffs) and is intended to highlight any differences or similarities of opinion that occur between ranks.
Language: eng
Type: Text
department or school name within institution: Criminal Justice
note: In cooperation with:

Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training
Oregon Association Chiefs of Police
Oregon State Sheriffs’ Association
Oregon State Police
Bibliographic Citation: Gingerich, T., Willeford, G., Gibbons, S., & Murphy, D. (2012). Contemporary Viewpoints: A Survey of Law Enforcement Officers in Oregon.
Creator: Terry Gingerich; Greg Willeford; Steve Gibbons; Dave Murphy
Subject: Law enforcement; Oregon; Officer perceptions