The Effect of Private Security Police Cooperation Perception on Private Security Officers' Professional Commitment Level

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to reveal the effect of private security officers' police cooperation perception on professional commitment. The population of the study includes the private security officers working in Bursa province in Turkey. Random sampling is conducted in the study. As a result of questionnaires, 702 data were found analyzable. In this study, the Professional Commitment Scale developed by Meyer et al. (1993) and Private Security Police Cooperation Level Scale developed by the researcher was used. According to the result of the study, it was revealed that there is a positive relationship between police cooperation perception and professional commitment, and police cooperation perception predicts professional commitment by 31%.