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Measurement of Cynicism Among Police Chiefs

NCJ Number
104454
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (1987) Pages: 37-48
Author(s)
J P Crank; R G Culbertson; E D Poole; R M Regoli
Date Published
1987
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Regoli's modification of Niederhoffer's police cynicism scale was assessed for its reliability and validity for police chiefs.
Abstract
A principal components factor analysis uncovered three underlying dimensions of cynicism. Each was conceptually consistent with those constructed by Regoli for police line-officers; thus, the findings of this research offer evidence for the stability of these subscales. (Author abstract)

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