Table 2

Motivations and challenges

CategoriesThemes
Categories of motivations 
Thrill-seeking
  • A change to ordinary police work

  • Seeking challenges

Meaningfulness
  • Doing good for host country

  • Potential for personal development

Financial gain
  • Money as key factor

  • Money as additional factor

Categories of challenges
Danger
  • Direct threats or injury

  • Psychological stress or anxiety

Physical hardship
  • Poor living conditions

  • Physically demanding work

Mental hardship
  • Mentally demanding assignment

  • Inadequacy and isolation

  • Boredom or lack of meaning

Family relations
  • Separation from family

  • Protecting family

Repatriation
  • Aftermath of assignment

  • Lack of organizational support Detrimental for career

Source(s): Authors' own work

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