Usable responses came from 177 patrol officers and 78 communications personnel. The communications personnel included 36 sworn officers and 42 civilians. Findings showed that the civilian communications personnel had much greater enjoyment in their work and satisfaction in their jobs, as well as a much greater sense of job security, than did sworn communications personnel. However, civilians and sworn communications personnel agreed on the importance of their work. Civilians were also similar to patrol officers in their employee values, but they placed a higher value on efficiency and effectiveness in their jobs and a lower value on loyalty to fellow employees. Finally, results suggested that the underlying problem related to patrol officers' limited trust in civilians may result from the threat of civilians to what has been described as an "indestructible bond" between police officers. Tables, notes, and 41 references.