STRESS IN POLICE
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STRESS IN POLICE
Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes, prevalence, and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out, the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers, lowers their productivity, and may result in early retirement of the officers. The stress in law enforcers is mainly attributed to organizational issues, including managerial structures. Consequently, managers have an important duty of addressing various organizational issues that cause stress in police officers and translate available policies into action.
I consider it critical to address promptly the issues that cause stress in law enforcement officers. Police officers are very important in maintaining law and order within the society and should be allowed to work with minimum stress. The findings from Collins and Gibbs’ study indicate that employee assistance programmes and welfare support are inadequate in eradicating the stress experienced by the police officers. I consider reducing the workload of police officers a better approach of addressing their work-related stresses. Lately, the number of incidences where law enforcement officers use excessive force on civilians has significantly increased. The trend is worrying since some of the incidences result in death of the civilians. I believe that police work is challenging, and the law enforcers should be allowed to work without hindrance to minimize their stress levels.
POLICE AND DRUGS
Mast, Benson, & Rasmussen (1998) conducted a study to determine whether legislation that allow police departments to retain seized assets causes the drug enforcement agencies to allocate more resources to the drug enforcement
Institution:
Instructor:
STRESS IN POLICE
Law enforcement is among the most challenging and stressful jobs in the country. Collins & Gibbs (2003) conducted a study to evaluate the causes, prevalence, and severity of symptoms due to stress among police officers. As Collins & Gibbs (2003) point out, the stressful condition of the police job causes increased suicide levels among police officers in other countries. Stress-related illnesses increase the financial burden on police officers, lowers their productivity, and may result in early retirement of the officers. The stress in law enforcers is mainly attributed to organizational issues, including managerial structures. Consequently, managers have an important duty of addressing various organizational issues that cause stress in police officers and translate available policies into action.
I consider it critical to address promptly the issues that cause stress in law enforcement officers. Police officers are very important in maintaining law and order within the society and should be allowed to work with minimum stress. The findings from Collins and Gibbs’ study indicate that employee assistance programmes and welfare support are inadequate in eradicating the stress experienced by the police officers. I consider reducing the workload of police officers a better approach of addressing their work-related stresses. Lately, the number of incidences where law enforcement officers use excessive force on civilians has significantly increased. The trend is worrying since some of the incidences result in death of the civilians. I believe that police work is challenging, and the law enforcers should be allowed to work without hindrance to minimize their stress levels.
POLICE AND DRUGS
Mast, Benson, & Rasmussen (1998) conducted a study to determine whether legislation that allow police departments to retain seized assets causes the drug enforcement agencies to allocate more resources to the drug enforcement