title: Career Influences in Bridge Employment Among Retired Police Officers.
abstract: The careful examination of factors influencing bridge employment among retired police officers is largely absent in the literature. Two hundred and eleven retired police officers participated in a survey exploring factors that contributed to the participation in bridge employment or employment upon retiring from primary careers in law enforcement. The results indicate that retired officers who held part-time positions while fully employed as police officers were more likely to participate in bridge employment when compared with individuals who did not hold additional part-time employment while fully employed as police officers. Opportunities for training and interventions exist to help retired police officers navigate the working transition at this later-life juncture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, USA shill93@naz.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Snell
authors.affiliation: Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology, University of Akron, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Harvey L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Sterns
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police; D011361:Professional Competence; D012179:Retirement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends
keywords: bridge employment; police; retirement; self-managed career