Police Administration Survey (PAS)

Personnel of police service, category

Personnel refers to permanent, full-time equivalents employee and other support staff; part-time employees are converted to full-time equivalents (e.g. 4 employees working 10 hours per week would equal 1 full-time employee working a 40-hour week).

Police service refers to an establishment primarily engaged in maintaining law and order by means of operating police forces and services.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Gain or loss of police service personnel
• Police service personnel