In:
Criminal Justice Review, SAGE Publications, Vol. 5, No. 1 ( 1980-05), p. 1-15
Abstract:
While the available evidence suggests that at least some aspects of police work are stressful, our knowledge of the causes and consequences of that stress is based largely on conjecture. Stress research is exceedingly complex. After literally hundreds of studies on various facets of occupational stress, the results remain ambivalent and our knowledge meagre. Given that stress research is still in an exploratory stage, it is argued that the immediate attention of occupational stress studies among the police should focus on treatment and prevention strategies rather than on the sources or consequences of stress. Toward this end, this paper reviews a wide variety of programs aimed at preventing or alleviating police stress. The proposed strategies are classified here as either proactive or reactive. Proactive strategies are meant to prevent the development of stress through training and selection programs, better selection criteria, and a variety of administrative methods. The reactive strategies, such as counseling or rehabilitation programs, are aimed at alleviating the consequences of stress. Other direct relaxation techniques, e.g., biofeedback and meditation, are also reviewed along with the issue of disability compensation for stress related illnesses.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0734-0168
,
1556-3839
DOI:
10.1177/073401688000500102
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1980
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2187435-9
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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