The study determined the influence of
transformational leadership of commissioned police
officers and ethical climate on job satisfaction of noncommissioned police officers in Agusan del Sur,
Philippines. A non-experimental quantitative research
design using the descriptive-correlational technique,
Pearson r and was applied to 300 randomly selected
non-commissioned officers as respondents of the study
using modified survey questionnaire. Results showed
very high levels of transformational leadership, ethical
climate, and job satisfaction among non-commissioned
officers. Significant relationships were shown between
transformational leadership and job satisfaction, and
between ethical climate and job satisfaction. Further,
Transformational leadership and ethical climate
revealed a combined significant effect on job
satisfaction among non-commissioned police officers.
Keywords : criminal justice, commissioned police officers, non-commissioned police officers, transformational leadership, ethical climate, Philippines