Stress in policing : research and practice

Stress in policing : research and practice / guest editor Ronald Burke.

This e-book seeks to help with understanding the antecedents and consequences of police stress given the important functions policing serves in any community, leaving moot the question of whether policing places officers under more, the same or less stress than members of other professions.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Burke, Ronald
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bradford : Emerald Group Press, ©2007.
Series:Policing ; v. 30, no. 2.
Subjects:
Police > Job stress.
Police administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Police administration
Police > Job stress
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Guest editorial; Police stress: history, contributing factors, symptoms, and interventions; Post-traumatic stress symptoms and cortisol patterns among police officers; Obesity and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study; Shift work and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study; Suicidal ideation among police officers in Norway; The impact of COMPSTAT on reported crime in Queensland; Variation in police patrol practices; Race and police reliance on suspicious non-verbal cues; Are causes of police stress global?

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