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Utilization and satisfaction of volunteer law enforcement officers in the office of the American sheriff: an exploratory nationwide study

Ross WolfDepartment of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephen T. HolmesDepartment of Criminal Justice, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAView further author information
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Carol JonesDepartment of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UKView further author information
Pages 448-462 | Published online: 13 Apr 2015

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Melissa Pepper. (2022) Theorising the police support volunteer experience in an English constabulary: A role identity perspective. Policing and Society 32:8, pages 1031-1047.
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Seong C. Kang. (2019) Volunteer Involvement and Organizational Performance: The Use of Volunteer Officers in Public Safety. Public Performance & Management Review 42:3, pages 554-579.
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Andrew Millie & Helen Wells. (2019) Introduction: Contemporary policing and non-warranted volunteering. Policing and Society 29:4, pages 371-375.
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Ronald van Steden & Shanna M. Mehlbaum. (2019) Police volunteers in the Netherlands: a study on policy and practice. Policing and Society 29:4, pages 420-433.
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Iain Britton, Matthew Callender & Lois Farquharson. (2022) Special beginnings: An explorative study of the early career experiences of volunteer special constables. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles 96:4, pages 611-625.
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Seong C Kang. (2023) Volunteers in Public Service Production: Modeling the Contributions of Volunteers to Organizational Performance. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory.
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Yunan Chen, Ivan Sun, Yuning Wu & Ziqiang Han. (2023) Perceived COVID-19 impacts on auxiliary police in China. Policing: An International Journal 46:2, pages 401-417.
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Christopher D O’Connor, Tyler Frederick, Jacek Koziarski, Victoria Baker & Kaylee Kosoralo. (2022) Auxiliary Police Volunteer Experiences and Motivations to Volunteer in Canada. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 16:1, pages 152-166.
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Christopher D O'Connor, Jacek Koziarski, Tyler Frederick, Kaylee Kosarolo & Victoria Baker. (2021) Presenting a uniformed self: Symbols of safety in police auxiliary members' perceptions. International Journal of Police Science & Management 24:1, pages 15-26.
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Melissa Pepper, Karen Bullock & Daniel McCarthy. (2021) Exploring the Role and Contribution of Police Support Volunteers in an English Constabulary. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice 15:4, pages 2015-2028.
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Adam Dobrin & Ross Wolf. (2021) Laudable or liable: volunteer police on the front line in US modern policing. Voluntary Sector Review 12:3, pages 379-393.
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Ivan Y. Sun, Yuning Wu & Rong Hu. (2020) Public Attitudes toward Auxiliary Police in China: a Preliminary Investigation. Asian Journal of Criminology 16:3, pages 293-312.
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Seong C. Kang. (2020) Volunteer Use as a Service Delivery Alternative: The Case of Law Enforcement Agencies. Administration & Society 53:2, pages 248-272.
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Phaik Kin Cheah, Iain Britton, Matthew Callender, Ross Wolf, Laura Knight & N. Prabha Unnithan. (2021) Comparing volunteer policing in Malaysia, England and Wales and the United States of America: cross-national findings. Policing: An International Journal 44:1, pages 133-146.
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Wesley R. Attwood. (2020) Fire police: A statutory comparison of the operational nexus between law enforcement and the fire service in six states. International Journal of Police Science & Management 22:4, pages 428-438.
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Wesley R. Attwood, Melissa Sneath & John G. Thacik. (2019) Circumstantial Powers of “Special Fire Police” in Pennsylvania: Statutory Consequences and Recommendations. Criminal Justice Policy Review 31:4, pages 592-608.
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Ross Wolf & Thomas Bryer. (2019) Applying an outcomes-based categorisation to non-warranted/non-sworn volunteers in United States policing. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles 93:1, pages 42-64.
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Adam Dobrin, Ross Wolf, Ian K. Pepper & Seth W. Fallik. (2017) Volunteer Police: What Predicts Confidence in Training?. Criminal Justice Policy Review 30:7, pages 1010-1022.
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Ron Malega & Joel H. Garner. (2018) Sworn Volunteers in American Policing, 1999 to 2013. Police Quarterly 22:1, pages 56-81.
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Iain Britton, Ross Wolf & Matthew Callender. (2018) A comparative case study of Reserve Deputies in a Florida sheriff’s office and Special Constables in an English police force. International Journal of Police Science & Management 20:4, pages 259-271.
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Adam Dobrin. (2017) Volunteer police: History, benefits, costs and current descriptions. Security Journal 30:3, pages 717-733.
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Adam Dobrin & Ross Wolf. (2016) What is known and not known about volunteer policing in the United States. International Journal of Police Science & Management 18:3, pages 220-227.
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