Assessing the relationship of Organizational Culture and Private Security Officer"s perceptions of Police and Auxiliary Police Officers in Singapore

Assessing the relationship of Organizational Culture and Private Security Officer"s perceptions of Police and Auxiliary Police Officers in Singapore

  In this paper, security guards perceptions of police officers and auxiliary police officers in Singapore are examined. More specifically, this study examines whether there are systematic differences among guards’ perceptions from various companies on various issues of relationships with police and auxiliary police officers. Responses were received from 300 private security guards and supervisors (of 400 distributed surveys) employed in four security guard companies. The findings suggest that respondents generally held positive views of their relationship with both Singapore Police Officers as well as Singapore Auxiliary Officers. Further, there were systematic differences in how security officers from different security companies perceived their relationship with police officers and auxiliary police officers. Findings and implications are discussed.