Factors Affecting the Career Advancement of Police Officers in the Provincial Police Region 1 Headquarters

Abstract

This research article aims to (1) study the level of knowledge of police officers, (2) study the level of career advancement of police officers, and (3) compare the career advancement of police officers under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Police Region 1, classified according to personal factors. The sample group used in the research was 119 police officers under the Provincial Police Region 1 Headquarters. A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. The statistics used for data analysis were t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a statistical significance level of 0.05. The results of the study found that police officers under the Provincial Police Region 1 Headquarters had high opinions on the career advancement of police officers. From the hypothesis testing, it was found that business operators who arrange for Thai labor abroad with different personal factors, such as gender, seniority, rank level, and status, had different opinions on the factors affecting the career advancement of police officers under the headquarter. The factors of age and different levels of education had different opinions on the factors affecting the career advancement of police officers under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Police Region 1 Headquarters. The factors of knowledge regarding career advancement of police officers who were different had different opinions on the factors affecting the career advancement of police officers under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Police Region 1 Headquarters at statistical significance.