Great Expectations! The Reality of Police Officers' Psychological Contracts

Meeting the Job Expectations of a New Generation of Police Officers: The Changing Psychological Contract and Turnover Intention (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Vincent, D. (2024, November). Meeting the Job Expectations of a New Generation of Police Officers: The Changing Psychological Contract and Turnover Intention. Presented at 13th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network, Rotterdam, Netherlands

This research draws upon psychological contract (PC) theory to investigate the ‘work’ and ‘workplace’ expectations of new probationer police officers in Scotland, UK, and to compare these with the extent to which initial job expectations of establish... Read More about Meeting the Job Expectations of a New Generation of Police Officers: The Changing Psychological Contract and Turnover Intention.

Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland (2024)
Report
Grant, K., Heidl, B., Backhaus, C., & Vincent, D. (2024). Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

This research compares the work and workplace expectations of probationers (new recruits) and early career officers (with up to two years of experience) with the lived experiences of established police officers (with three or more years of experience... Read More about Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland.