Examining the job satisfaction and burnout levels of police in Adana with some variables

The main purpose of this study, the job satisfaction and burnout levels of policeworking in Adana were examined in relation to the age; sex; marriage; their educationallevels; rank; the departments they work; their time of service the areas graduated; theirtime of daily working; appreciation and gratifying they took; perception of economicallevels.This study is conducted on 355 police in Adana Police Department and KemalSerhadl Police Vocation School. The information concerning the job satisfaction levelsof police, which served as the dependent variable in this study, was collected by usingMinnesota Job Satisfaction Scale. The information concerning the burnout levels ofpolice, which served as the dependent variable in this study, was collected by usingMaslach Burnout Scale. The information concerning the independent variables wascollected through Personel Information Form. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)was conducted for analysis of data.The results of study, significant differences were found between job satisfactionlevels of police with the departments they work, their time of daily working, perceptionof economical levels; between emotional exhaustion levels of police with sex, thedepartments they work, perception of economical levels; between depersonalizasyonlevels of police with sex, the departments they work, their time of daily working, theirtime of service the areas graduated, perception of economical levels; between personalaccomplishment levels of police with age, sex, the departments they work, their time ofservice the areas graduated, appreciation and gratifying they take. On the other hand,significant differences were no found with marriage, their educational levels, rank.Key Words: Police, Job Satisfaction, Burnout, Emotional Exhaustion, PersonalAccomplishment, Depersonalizasyon.