Public image and its impact on the job satisfaction of the Police Officials

Madhurima Verma; Sandeep Buttola

doi:10.5958/2454-2687.2019.00046.7

Volume No. :   7

Issue No. :  4

Year :  2019

Pages :  723-728

ISSN Print :  2347-5145

ISSN Online :  2454-2687

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Public image and its impact on the job satisfaction of the Police Officials

Madhurima Verma, Sandeep Buttola

madhurima764@gmail.com , sandeepbuttola@gmail.com

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Madhurima Verma1, Dr. Sandeep Buttola2
1Professor Post Doctorate in Sociology, UGC Research Awardee, University School of Open Learning, Panjab University, Chandigarh
2Panjab University Constituent College, Patto Hira Singh, Tehsil Nihal Singhwala, Distt Moga
*Corresponding Author

DOI No: 10.5958/2454-2687.2019.00046.7

ABSTRACT:

Police is a vital organ of Indian society. A police force is a service-intensive organization with a significant proportion of its employees working in direct contact with the general public. Researchers have been highlighted problems faced by police officials such as long working hours, lack of autonomy, political interference, disturbed personal life etc. It is argued that this is reflected in their interaction with public. The present study tried to explore the perception of different rank Police officials stationed at Chandigarh regarding their Public image and its impact on their job satisfaction. It was found that police officials believe that they are perceived less favourably by the community that has negative impact on job satisfaction.

KEYWORDS:

Police Officials, Public Image, Job satisfaction

Cite:

Madhurima Verma, Sandeep Buttola. Public image and its impact on the job satisfaction of the Police Officials. Int. J. Rev. and Res. Social Sci. 2019; 7(4): 723-728.

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