2.1% described it as 1.1% described it as 1.5% described it as ‘White’, ‘Asian’, ‘Black’, or other’, and 1.7% did not state their ethnicity. ‘Chinese Although there are a greater number of females in the current study rather than males, there are nearly three times as many males as there are females for duty’ in ‘available England and Wales. This would indicate that in terms of gender the current sample is not representative. The ethnicity of the participants in the current study is roughly similar to that of the overall police forces in England and Wales, where officers describing themselves as having a ethnicity is the overwhelmingly most frequent response. It should be noted ‘White’ that the police force with the overall most ethnic diversity in England and Wales did not participate in this study, however the second most ethnically diverse police force did participate. This could account for the small discrepancies in the ethnic diversity of the current study compared with the overall police force of England and Wales. The geographical locations of the 12 police forces that participated in the current were spread across England and Wales. They included forces in rural areas as well as large urban areas and cities. This should have given a representative sample of the Child Protection Police Officers in England and Wales although it is not possible to confirm this. basic demographic data was Comparison with participants that dropped out. available, statistical analysis was conducted to compare those participants that completed the study (n=101) with those that dropped out of the study (n=26). 19 participants did not complete the basic demographic information so were not available for comparison. Chi-Squared tests for independence indicated there was no difference in gender, age, ethnicity, working full-time or part-time, time in the police force, or time in the CAIU between those participants that completed the study and those that dropped out (Appendix J).
‘White’, 2.1% described it as ‘Asian’, 1.1% described it as ‘Black’, 1.5% described it as ‘Chinese or other’, and 1.7% did not state their ethnicity. Although there are a greater number of females in the current study rather than males, there are nearly three times as many males as there are females ‘available for duty’ in England and Wales. This would indicate that in terms of gender the current sample is not representative. The ethnicity of the participants in the current study is roughly similar to that of the overall police forces in England and Wales, where officers describing themselves as having a ‘White’ ethnicity is the overwhelmingly most frequent response. It should be noted that the police force with the overall most ethnic diversity in England and Wales did not participate in this study, however the second most ethnically diverse police force did participate. This could account for the small discrepancies in the ethnic diversity of the current study compared with the overall police force of England and Wales. The geographical locations of the 12 police forces that participated in the current were spread across England and Wales. They included forces in rural areas as well as large urban areas and cities. This should have given a representative sample of the Child Protection Police Officers in England and Wales although it is not possible to confirm this. Comparison with participants that dropped out. basic demographic data was available, statistical analysis was conducted to compare those participants that completed the study (n=101) with those that dropped out of the study (n=26). 19 participants did not complete the basic demographic information so were not available for comparison. Chi-Squared tests for independence indicated there was no difference in gender, age, ethnicity, working full-time or part-time, time in the police force, or time in the CAIU between those participants that completed the study and those that dropped out (Appendix J).
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