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University of Southern Mississippi

Predicting College Students' Career Interests To Be a Police Investigator Rather Than a Patrol Officer

Abstract

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<p>In the field of criminal justice, much research has been dedicated to investigating policing in the 21<sup>st</sup>century. However, there is a lack of research regarding predictions of career preference among college students, more specifically, millennials. This study was designed to fill that gap in the literature by examining interests in police patrol careers. The methodology involved included multiple regression as a way to potentially predict career preference for a police investigator rather than a patrol officer. The results provided promising results for the overall understanding of career preference for millennials. This study also provided crucial discussions for policy implications and future research recommendations.</p>

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts (MA)
Level thesis:degree_level
Masters Thesis
Year dc:date.available
2019

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Viator, Alyssa
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Charles Scheer
  • Lisa Nored
  • Laura Gulledge

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/640
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1690

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2026-07-24
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citation

Viator, Alyssa. Predicting College Students' Career Interests To Be a Police Investigator Rather Than a Patrol Officer. Masters Thesis thesis, 2019. https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/640