ANALYSIS OF THE LABOR MARKET FOR POLICEMEN (ISSUED IN TWO UNNUMBERED VOLUMES)

• NCJ Number: 25608
• Author(s): L B WOLITZ
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 298 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Labor
• Sale Source: Eric Document Reproduction Service; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DISSERTATION - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY.

Annotation

THIS PROJECT EXAMINES SHORTAGES OF POLICE MANPOWER AND ANALYZES THE ECONOMIC CONTENT OF POLICE HIRING STANDARDS.

Abstract

A SINGLE-BUYER MULTIPLE-SELLER MARKET MODEL TO EXPLAIN SHORTAGES IS REJECTED IN FAVOR OF A DYNAMIC SHORTAGE MODEL AND A MORE RIGOROUS MODEL STRESSING THE INTERACTION OF WAGES, HIRING STANDARDS, AUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, VACANCY RATES. THROUGH MULTIPLE REGRESSION TECHNIQUES, THE CHARACTERISTICS SOUGHT BY THE OAKLAND (CALIFORNIA) POLICE DEPARTMENT TESTING PROCESS BETWEEN 1965 AND 1971 ARE DEFINED. THE PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS IS GREATLY INCREASED, AND IS ALSO RAISED BY PREVIOUS POLICE EXPERIENCE AND HIGH PREVIOUS WAGES. IT IS DECREASED BY MINORITY GROUP STATUS AND LOCAL RESIDENCE. RECENT CHANGES ARE REVIEWED, SUCH AS AGGRESSIVE MINORITY RECRUITING AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAMS, WHICH HAVE GREATLY INCREASED MINORITY REPRESENTATION ON THE FORCE. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)