Examining the burnout levels of police in Ankara with some variables

The purpose of this study is to examine the levels of burnout for police officers working at Ankara Police Department in terms of some demographic variables (age, gender, marital status, educational status, rank, branch of their duties, professional seniority, working time at the current branch and daily operation system).This study was started in 2009 at Anakara Police Department with a total of 397 police officers and supervisors, all selected using a simple random selection method. To determine the levels of burnout "Maslach Burnout Inventory" and for personal information "Personal Information Form" were used. Data was analzyed by Pearson Correlation, one-sample independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance.As a result of analysis, burnout levels of the police officers participating in this study were found to vary according to gender, marital status, education, rank and branch of their duties. Age, professional seniority, working time at the current branch and daily operation system did not reveal significant difference between levels of burnout.Keywords: Police, Burnout, Maslach Burnout Scale.