NCJ Number
59352
Editor(s)
S DUNCAN,
R N BRENNER,
M KRAVITZ
Date Published
1979
Length
96 pages
Annotation
THE 113 DOCUMENTS IN THIS SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF JOB-RELATED STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS, EXAMINE THE CAUSAL FACTORS, AND DESCRIBE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE STRESS.
Abstract
THE DOCUMENTS DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF STRESS COMMON IN POLICE WORK, THE EFFECTS OF SUCH STRESS, AND RESEARCH FINDINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE LIFE-ENDANGERING NATURE OF POLICE WORK, THE TYPES OF STRESS TREATED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY INCLUDE LOW SELF-ESTEEM, POOR POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CONFLICT SITUATIONS, SOCIAL ISOLATION, ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES, POOR PAY (WHICH MEANS AN OFFICER MUST MOONLIGHT), TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS, AND CIVIL LIABILITY PROBLEMS. THE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES DESCRIBED INCLUDE MORE EXPLICIT POLICIES, IMPROVED EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING, ENLIGHTENED PERSONNEL PRACTICES, PROFESSIONAL AND PEER COUNSELING, MORE EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE MEASURES, LESS EMPHASIS ON MILITARY ORGANIZATION, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING TRAINING, REFINED SELECTION AND EDUCATION PROCEDURES, PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES, AND SPECIFIC TRAINING IN STRESS MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. MOST OF THE DOCUMENTS WERE PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1972 AND 1978 AND ALL ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFERENCE SERVICE. EACH CITATION INCLUDES AN ABSTRACT AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. AS A FURTHER AID, AN APPENDIX DESCRIBES 33 TRAINING FILMS THAT DEPICT STRESSFUL SITUATIONS (MAKING AN ARREST, HANDLING A DOMESTIC DISPUTE, MEDIATING A PROBLEM), PROMOTE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND DISCUSS HUMAN RELATIONS IN GENERAL. LISTS OF SOURCES FOR BOTH THE DOCUMENTS AND THE FILMS ARE APPENDED.