This paper utilized Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in order to identify the best model for Criminal Justice Practitioners’ employee engagement in relation to moral foundation, self-esteem and quality of work life. The study used a descriptive-predictive, quantitative, non-experimental research strategy. Using a stratified sampling procedure, 400 participants made up the sample size. Instruments that were adapted and standardized were used to survey these subjects. A range of statistical techniques, including the mean, multiple regression, Pearson product moment correlation, and structural equation model, were then used to assess the data. The study's outcomes disclosed that the level of self-esteem and level of moral foundation were all at a moderate level, and the level of quality of work life were rated as high, while the level of employee engagement were rank as very high. Additionally, it was shown that the participation of criminal justice practitioners was significantly correlated with all three exogenous variables. Regression analysis, however, revealed that moral foundation had no discernible impact on employee engagement, although self-esteem and work-life balance did. In terms of model fit comparison, the final model shows a significant enhancement in all fit measures. and out of the generated models it is considered the best-fit model of employee engagement of the criminal justice practitioners of region 12 and this was best anchored in direct relationship of the exogenous variable quality of work-life on the endogenous variable after model re-specification.
