Turnover
Among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs):
An Examination of the Factors Associated with Attrition
| Principal investigator: |
Darryl S. Wood |
| Project dates: |
Jun 1, 1998 - Mar 31, 2000 |
| JC#: |
9901 |
| Agency: |
National Institute of Justice |
| Project amount: |
$48,995 |
| Project status: |
Completed |
| See also: | |
| > Alaska
VPSO Program > Alaska Natives & law enforcement |
It is expected that the lessons of the research will used to alleviate VPSO attrition which, ultimately, will serve to increase the stability of the delivery of public safety services in Alaska Native villages.
Products
Wood, Darryl S. (2000). Turnover Among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers: An Examination of the Factors Associated with Attrition. Prepared under Grant No. 98-IJ-CX-0035 from the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Wood, Darryl S. (2000). Turnover Among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers: An Examination of the Factors Associated with Attrition -- Summary. Prepared under Grant No. 98-IJ-CX-0035 from the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Articles
Wood, Darryl S. (Summer 2000). "Officer Turnover in the Village Public Safety Officer Program." Alaska Justice Forum 17(2): 1, 4-7.
Wood, Darryl S. (Jan 2001). “Police Turnover in Isolated Communities: The Alaska Experience.” National Institute of Justice Journal 246: 16-23.
Wood, Darryl S. (2002). "Explanations of Employment Turnover among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers." Journal of Criminal Justice 30: 197-215 (2002).
Wood, Darryl S. (2003). "A Comparison of Group-Administered and Mail-Administered Surveys of Alaskan Village Public Safety Officers." Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management 26(2): 329-40.
Press releases
Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (15 June 1998). "Wood Receives NIJ Grant to Study VPSO Attrition" (press release).
Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (26 April 2000). "Turnover of VPSOs: Study Completed" (press release).
Conference papers
Wood, Darryl S. (Mar 1999). "Job Attrition Among Alaska Village Public Safety Officers: Preliminary Findings From a Survey of Current and Former Officers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
Wood, Darryl S. and Jennings, Michael. (Mar 2000). "Explanations of Employment Turnover in the Alaska Village Public Safety Officer Program." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
Wood, Darryl S. (Nov 2000). "Employment Turnover Among Alaska Native and Non-Native Village Public Safety Officers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Wood, Darryl S. (Mar 2002). "A Comparison of Group-Administered and Mail-Administered Surveys of Alaskan Village Public Safety Officers." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, CA.