Time on the job: Of the more than 10,000 officers who participated in the poll, 44.5% have been on the job for more than 20 years, 28.9% for between 13-20 years, 18.7% for between 6-12 years and the remaining 7.9% for 5 years or less.
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Job Satisfaction.
When asked about their overall level of satisfaction with being in law enforcement, 50.8% said they were, Pleased, but not as much as I used to be.
9.2% said they were extremely satisfied and 7.7% said they were decidedly not satisfied to be in law enforcement.
18.2% reported being somewhat pleased to be on the job while 14.2% reported very little job satisfaction.
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The future?
When asked if they would recommend police work to a son or daughter, a whopping 80.5% said no while just 7.2% said they would. The remaining 12.3% said they werent sure.
Those who said they wouldnt recommend that their kids become officers were asked to select all the reasons they feel that way from a list of multiple concerns provided in the poll. They were asked to choose all factors that apply.
88% selected lack of departmental support, 83% checked overall lack of respect for the profession, 63% increased legal liability, 63% duties of the job have changed for the worse and 58% cited concerns for officer safety.
Funny how "lack of departmental support" is the top reason ---
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