Open AccessThe Relationship Between Organizational Culture and Police Officer Wellbeing
Author(s) -
Silas Patterson
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Dissertations/theses
DOI - 10.18122/td.1803.boisestate
Subject(s) - officer , organizational culture , law enforcement , agency (philosophy) , empirical research , administration (probate law) , public relations , political science , social psychology , psychology , management , criminology , sociology , law , social science , philosophy , epistemology , economics
This thesis examines the relationship between organizational culture and police officer well-being, using an empirical examination of one agency. Culture is important in law enforcement. Previous studies on police culture have typically sought to understand the effect of culture on officer behaviors. This thesis takes a different approach by examining the effects of culture on individual officer well-being. The results of this study indicates that culture is related to well-being, along certain dimensions. Cultural attitudes towards an organization’s administration and the citizens officers interact with are shown to be consistent predictors of well-being. The results of this study provide implications for future research along with police organizational policy.