Checkpoint: Police Stress External Stress-This stress is produced by real threats or dangers‚ for example: gun runs and auto pursuits. I believe this type of stress would affect an officer’s job by carrying the fear of being injured or killed in the line of duty. This type of stress would possibly affect an officer’s social life and personal life because of the fear the family has to carry with them of their loved one being in danger on a daily basis. In order to manage or reduce these fears an
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situations officers face at times are extremely dangerous. It can range from responding to shootings to entering abandoned buildings to find a perpetrator who is armed and dangerous. For obvious reason this leads to officers stress. “Police officers are always ready to react. Their bodies’ response to these stressful situations is good in that it prepares them for any emergency‚ but the stress response takes its toll on officers’ physical and mental states (An Introduction to Policing 2005).” Police work
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County’s Police Department‚ approximately 95% (94.1) of female officers were affected by killing someone in the line of duty had a 90% (88.2) impact on female officers to her male counterpart at 85% (82.2). The exposure to dead and battered children impacted female officers at almost 80% (82.0) to male officers at almost 70% (73.2). Responding to a felony in progress showed female officers at 70% (73.4) while there was no affect on male officers (Pendergrass et al.‚ 1984). Police stress: history
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Brandon J. Siebert CJUS 491 Final Research Paper How Police Effectively Cope With Stress Stemming From Work Dr. Gary Keveles Police work is unique and unlike most other professions. Law enforcement personnel are subject to encounter many different experiences‚ situations where physical danger‚ injury and even death are situations that are commonly seen by law enforcement in the field. On top of all of these potential stressors are certain organizational stressors. Some of these could include
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“Stress is simply a fact of nature -- forces from the inside or outside world affecting the individual.” (Stöppler‚ MD‚ p 1) Today’s officers face many obstacles on and off the job. Stress is generally one of the first of many challenges thought of that an officer faces on a daily basis. When one thinks of all the places stress can come from‚ a person who is asked to take a stand on other people’s stressors‚ like a police officer‚ just adds on to the stress each one of the individual officers has
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Law enforcement‚ crisis‚ stress‚ and the family There are many professions that are stressful but none of which are more stressful then being a police officer. Dayin and day-out they are required to risk their lives for the benefit and protection of individuals and society as a whole. It is a thankless profession that more then likely will result in family turmoil and unrest. From the stress of a mass casualty situation such as 9/11 or having to use deadly force to defend yourself or someone else
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What are the sources of police stress? There are many different sources that cause police office stress: Constant exposure to people who suffers from tragedy and pain‚ officer’s safety and health threats‚ the loss of fellow officer in the line of duty‚ in control of their emotions‚ the responsibility of protecting citizens‚ and the responsibility of owning a firearm‚ pressure from the media and peers. How do stress and trauma differ? Stress occurs in every day and at every stage which is inescapapble
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juvenile‚ Officer Mark Smith was a victim of a few crimes. When the police were handling the crimes‚ Officer Smith thought that they could have handled things better. It was then that he decided that he might want to become a police officer‚ so he could be a better officer then the ones that he had to deal with. As Officer Smith got older and started really looking into what he wanted to do with his life he weighed his options and realized all the benefits of becoming a police officer. There is
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2014 Gender and Police Stress In every profession there is a strong possibility for stress but in law enforcement the stress factors are more powerful then those of other professions. In the earlier years of law enforcement there have been tests and studies done to determine what exactly causes the stress and what methods worked to combat those stressful feelings for male police officers. However‚ in today’s society female police officers are becoming more prevalent in police agencies all around
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Stress and Stress Management Jordan C Padron University of Maryland University College Stress is a physiological and emotional response to stimuli that place physical or psychological demands on an individual and create uncertainty and lack of personal control when important outcomes are at stake. Every person in this world deals with stress that can be caused by an assortment
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