The Organization as a Stressor: A Police Perspective.

Abstract

Within the police profession the stress imposed by the physical hazards of the job are well documented. However, the problem is that police officers are inclined to rate the physical hazards of policing as less stressful than the organizational aspects of the job. This study will determine to what degree police officers perceive organizational demands and practices impacting their ability to effectively cope with the stress of their everyday job. Data for this study was collected from several different sources. A comprehensive review of pertinent literature regarding the concept of stress, stress models, police stressors, the organization as a stressor, and police cynicism was accomplished. The result of this study clearly revealed that police officers perceive their job to be more stressful than other professions. Furthermore, the study provided strong evidence that organizational demands and practices are perceived to be stressful to the police officer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA139462

Entities

People

  • C. L. Tompkins

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Cognition
  • Criminal Justice System
  • Criminals
  • Data Analysis
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Science
  • Judiciary
  • Law Enforcement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Surveys

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  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design