Table 2 Distribution of the respondent community according to the independent variables
From: Challenges facing Palestinian crime scene investigators
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 308 | 87.0 |
Female | 46 | 13.0 | |
Educational level | High school or lower | 96 | 27.1 |
Intermediate diploma | 70 | 19.8 | |
Bachelor degree | 168 | 47.5 | |
Postgraduate degree | 20 | 5.6 | |
Rank | Less than first lieutenant | 42 | 11.9 |
From lieutenant to captain | 189 | 53.4 | |
Major and lieutenant colonel | 106 | 29.9 | |
Colonel and above | 17 | 4.8 | |
Years of service (at CSI) | Less than 5 | 144 | 40.7 |
From 5 to 10 | 78 | 22.0 | |
From 11 to 15 | 64 | 18.1 | |
More than 15 | 68 | 19.2 | |
Department/unit | Criminal research (CRU) | 188 | 53.1 |
First officers | 110 | 31.1 | |
Criminal investigations (CIU) | 56 | 15.8 | |
Workplace district | South | 105 | 29.7 |
North | 115 | 32.5 | |
Middle | 134 | 37.8 |