STRESS, DISTRESS, AND ADAPTATION IN POLICE WORK

• NCJ Number: 31133
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 43 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1976) Pages: 24,26-27
• Author(s): M REISER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS CAUSED BY A STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENT, THE SOURCES OF STRESS IN THE POLICE PROFESSION, AND POLICE PROGRAMS TO REDUCE AND TREAT STRESS ARE DISCUSSED.

Abstract

IT IS NOTED THAT POLICE WORK IN GENERAL IS A HIGH-STRESS OCCUPATION. SOURCES OF STRESS EXAMINED IN THIS ARTICLE INCLUDE PUBLIC HOSTILITY TO THE POLICE OFFICER, PRESSURES EXERTED BY DEPARTMENTAL SUPERIORS, PEER GROUP PRESSURE, AND JOB DANGERS. A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS FOR TREATMENT OF STRESS ARE OUTLINED. THESE INCLUDE HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS, POLICE IDENTITY WORKSHOPS, CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING, COUNSELING PROGRAMS, AND RELAXATION TRAINING USING BIOFEEDBACK TECHNIQUES.