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Assessment of the Influence of Police Salary Structure on Deviant Behaviour among Officers of the Rivers State Police Command in Nigeria

Salary structure is a critical component of employee welfare and an important determinant of motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational behaviour. Within law enforcement agencies, an adequate and equitable salary structure is expected to promote professionalism, ethical conduct, and workplace discipline while reducing the likelihood of misconduct among officers. However, inadequate remuneration and perceived inequities in salary administration may create financial stress and dissatisfaction that encourage deviant behaviours such as bribery, extortion, abuse of power, absenteeism, and cor…