An Application of Q Methodology on The Occupational Motivation to Become a Police Officer: A Case of Criminal Investigation Bureau.
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
Lin, Ching-Yi
Abstract
The police officer, assuming a special role of legal execution, have been expected to practice relatively formidable challenging tasks, thus carrying extremely dangerous and heavy work load. As such, they often confront with conflicts between public interests and personal benefits. On the grounds that police work is so important and is in no way easy, the work itself is bound to have some incentives in order to attract the growing number of candidates with distinctive occupational motivations for taking public servant (qualifying) examinations to become a police officer. Through reviewing the relevant literatures, the study found that there are numerous researches in foreign countries, but few similar studies were conducted in Taiwan. The main purposes of this research were to identify with the occupational motivations among 34 police offices in Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) in Taiwan and to find out what types of factors influence their decision-making. Q Methodology was adopted in this study to unveil the viewpoints and occupational motivations of police officers in CIB. This methodology combined the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative methods and hence was an advisable method to examine human subjectivity and innermost thoughts. Through data analysis and interpretation, police officers in CIB were divided into four categories of motivation: （1）Decision of parents；（2）Interest in social services；（3）Pursuit of stable working condition ；（4）Pursuit of family socioeconomic improvement. On the basis of these research findings, some policy recommendations are made for those related authorities to adjust their policies and managements for better recruiting in the future. This study also proposed conclusions and follow-up research suggestions for those who would like to conduct further research in this issue.
Subjects
motivation
occupational choice
police officer
Q methodology
Criminal Investigation Bureau(CIB)
SDGs
Type
thesis