| The Nigerian Police Force is rapidly changing. Police officers are more educated now than ever before. There are more women in the force. Crime is on the increase. Criminals are more sophisticated in their criminal skills or approach to crime, and Nigerian citizens are anxiously hoping for a more peaceful, safe, and ordered society. It is, therefore, of paramount importance to empirically discern the feelings and attitudes that the key players (police officers) have about their job experiences, their current expectations, and available alternatives. A progressive approach must be developed to maximize satisfaction of these diverse groups' needs and minimize subordination of organization's good to their personal goals.;The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between work values and job satisfaction of Nigerian Police Officers. It was also the intent of the study to find out if gender, age, education, and years of experience affect Nigerian Police Officers' perception of job satisfaction and work values.;Data were collected from 215 Nigerian Police Officers in 9 out of 30 states in Nigeria using two different questionnaires: Work Values Inventory developed by Super (1970) and The Job Descriptive Index developed by Smith, et al. (1969, 1997). The data were analyzed using The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and Linear Regression.;Work values of the Nigerian Police Officers were found to be significantly related to their job satisfaction with work on present job, pay, supervision, people on present job (co-workers), and job in general. Economic return (pay) was the greatest source of job dissatisfaction, followed by opportunities for promotion. Officers differed significantly only by gender in all job satisfaction facets except pay only, with the females expressing less satisfaction overall.;Age, gender, experience, and education were significantly related to six of the WVI criterion variables. Recommendations for future research were provided. |
