Turnover of police chiefs is brisk, with the average tenure of a chief of police ranging from 4 to 6 years, but few scholars have examined factors which may impact police chief turnover. This study contributes to the literature on police chief turnover via an examination of the impact that two forms of performance—leadership performance and departmental performance—may have on police chief turnover. Analyzed herein are peer-evaluation survey data and administrative data obtained from the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and the Texas Commission of Law Enforcement. Regression analyses of the data suggest that leadership and departmental performance are associated with turnover, with leadership performance having the larger impact. Time in office, being an external appointment/hire, and having been hired by a city mayor also proved to significantly affect turnover. The policy and personal life-choice implications of the data for police officials and policy makers are discussed, as are the methodological implications.

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德克萨斯州警察局长的周转率：与警察绩效和周转率相关的同行评估调查数据的探索性分析

警察局长的任期很短，警察局长的平均任期为4至6年，但很少有学者研究可能影响警察局长更替的因素。这项研究通过考察两种绩效形式（领导绩效和部门绩效）对警察局长流动的影响，为有关警察局长流动的文献做出了贡献。本文分析的是从德克萨斯州执法管理学院和德克萨斯州执法委员会获得的同级评估调查数据和行政数据。数据的回归分析表明，领导和部门绩效与离职相关，领导绩效影响更大。在办公室的时间，是外部约会/雇用，并且被市市长聘用也被证明会严重影响营业额。讨论了数据对警察和政策制定者的政策和个人生活选择的含义，以及方法论的含义。