DPS Commissioned Officer Exit Survey

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* 1. What is your current rank?

Trooper Recruit

Trooper

Investigator

Corporal

Sergeant

Lieutenant

Captain

Major

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* 2. Please indicate below the year in which you are separating (or separated) from DPS

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* 3. What Division are you separating from?

Alaska State Troopers

Alaska Wildlife Troopers

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* 4. What is your gender?

Male

Female

Other/prefer not to disclose

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* 5. What type of post are you separating from?

Urban (Anchorage, Girdwood, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai/Soldotna, Palmer/Wasilla)

Remote (All other)

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* 6. How long have you been a commissioned officer with DPS?

0-4 years

5-9 years

10-14 years

15-19 years

20-24 years

25-29 years

30+ years

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* 7. What is your PERS Retirement Tier?

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

Tier IV

Not sure

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* 8. Which of the following best describes the reason you are separating from DPS?

Retiring

Voluntary separation

Involuntary separation

Injury

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Are you leaving DPS to work in another sworn law enforcement position?

Yes

N/A - I will not be working

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Are you relocating out of Alaska?

Yes

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* 11. After separating from DPS, will your compensation package increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Increase

Decrease

Stay approximately the same

N/A - I will not be working

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* 12. Will your new job provide you with a defined benefit plan (pension)?

Yes

N/A - I will not be working

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* 13. Please rate the extent to which the following factors impacted your decision to separate from DPS

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Did you share work-related concerns with anyone at DPS prior to leaving?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Would you work for the Alaska Department of Public Safety in the future?

Yes

N/A - I do not plan on returning to work

DPS Commissioned Officer Exit Survey

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* 1. What is your current rank?

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* 2. Please indicate below the year in which you are separating (or separated) from DPS

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* 3. What Division are you separating from?

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* 4. What is your gender?

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* 5. What type of post are you separating from?

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* 6. How long have you been a commissioned officer with DPS?

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* 7. What is your PERS Retirement Tier?

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* 8. Which of the following best describes the reason you are separating from DPS?

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* 9. Are you leaving DPS to work in another sworn law enforcement position?

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* 10. Are you relocating out of Alaska?

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* 11. After separating from DPS, will your compensation package increase, decrease, or stay the same?

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* 12. Will your new job provide you with a defined benefit plan (pension)?

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* 13. Please rate the extent to which the following factors impacted your decision to separate from DPS

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* 14. Did you share work-related concerns with anyone at DPS prior to leaving?

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* 15. Would you work for the Alaska Department of Public Safety in the future?

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* 16. What suggestions do you have that would have improved your employment with DPS?

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* 17. If you would like to be contacted to provide additional information, please include your contact information below

	Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate salary	Inadequate salary Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate salary I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate salary Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate retirement plan	Inadequate retirement plan Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate retirement plan I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate retirement plan Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate staffing	Inadequate staffing Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate staffing I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate staffing Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Dissatisfaction with current assignment	Dissatisfaction with current assignment Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Dissatisfaction with current assignment I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Dissatisfaction with current assignment Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Dissatisfaction with administrative requirements associated with the job	Dissatisfaction with administrative requirements associated with the job Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Dissatisfaction with administrative requirements associated with the job I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Dissatisfaction with administrative requirements associated with the job Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Family desired to relocate	Family desired to relocate Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Family desired to relocate I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Family desired to relocate Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
I wanted a job that did not require me to transfer to a different location	I wanted a job that did not require me to transfer to a different location Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	I wanted a job that did not require me to transfer to a different location I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	I wanted a job that did not require me to transfer to a different location Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate family support provided by DPS	Inadequate family support provided by DPS Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate family support provided by DPS I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate family support provided by DPS Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate training provided by DPS	Inadequate training provided by DPS Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate training provided by DPS I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate training provided by DPS Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Inadequate communication or direction from management	Inadequate communication or direction from management Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Inadequate communication or direction from management I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Inadequate communication or direction from management Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Lack of recognition for my contributions	Lack of recognition for my contributions Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Lack of recognition for my contributions I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Lack of recognition for my contributions Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Unfair treatment by the department	Unfair treatment by the department Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Unfair treatment by the department I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Unfair treatment by the department Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
This job was too stressful	This job was too stressful Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	This job was too stressful I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	This job was too stressful Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS
Dissatisfaction with supervisor	Dissatisfaction with supervisor Not a factor in my decision to leave DPS	Dissatisfaction with supervisor I considered this, but it was not a primary factor for leaving DPS	Dissatisfaction with supervisor Significantly impacted my decision to leave DPS