ABSTRACT UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB SATISFACTION OF CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS IN TURKEYBySADIK ARINJob satisfaction is considered essential by researchers due to its influence on important organizational components, including job performance, productivity, and motivation of employees. Thus, considerable amount of research about the factors influencing job satisfaction of police officers working for several units has been conducted. Unlike many other police officers, including those working in police stations and public order units who work together in teams, the crime scene investigators work on their own along with a unique job definition, which is different from the definition of traditional policing; however, the subject of crime scene investigators’ job satisfaction has received less academic attention so far.Examining the factors that affect job satisfaction of Turkish crime scene investigators using both Herzberg’s (1968) two-factor theory of motivation and Hackman and Oldham’s (1975) job characteristics model, this study seeks to expand on the limited empirical knowledge of investigators’ job satisfaction, influenced by their unique nature of the job. The motivators and job task variables were found to explain more variance in the job satisfaction level of crime scene investigators compared to their demographic characteristics. The findings of the study will help future scholars to analyze crime scene investigators’ job satisfaction in a more scientific and precise manner and may assist police departments plan their recruitment, retention, and training of crime scene investigators accordingly.
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