Police Staffing and Salaries in Local Government: Examining the Roles of Resource Dependency and Social Control

• In Event: Topics in Law Enforcement and Policing

Brief Overview

This study explores the factors related to sworn police employment and the competitiveness of police salaries across New Jersey municipalities. The findings lend support to both resource dependency and social control/racial threat theories.

Authors

• Patrice M. Mareschal, Rutgers University, Camden

• Jeffrey Keefe, Rutgers University

• Daniel Assamah, Rutgers University, Camden