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Stress in policing / Hans Toch ; with contributions by Frankie Bailey and Marty Floss.
Van Pelt Library HV7936.J63 T63 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toch, Hans.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Police--Job stress--United States.
- Police.
- Police--Job stress.
- Occupational surveys.
- Police subculture.
- United States.
- Police administration--United States.
- Police administration.
- Police subculture--United States.
- Police--United States--Attitudes.
- Occupational surveys--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 259 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2002]
- Contents:
- Manifestations of Stress 5
- The Study of Stress 10
- The Self-Study Process 13
- Stress and Police Reform 18
- Chapter 2 An Inside View of Police Work 23
- Sources of Work Satisfaction 24
- Sources of Work Stress 36
- Management of Work Stress 61
- Management of Lingering Work Stress 69
- Chapter 3 Occupational Stress 73
- Sources of Stress Cited in Focus Groups 74
- Planning the Surveys 78
- Occupational Stress as Defined in the Survey 79
- Sources of Occupational Stress 88
- Chapter 4 Gender, Age, and Family Stress 91
- Results From the Ride-Alongs 94
- Results From the Surveys 103
- Chapter 5 Perceptions of Conflict and Discrimination 117
- Results From the Surveys 119
- Chapter 6 Data Feedback Sessions 129
- Results From the Workshop Session 132
- Results From the Suburban Department Feedback Session 134
- Rank-and-File Problem Solving 146
- Chapter 7 Actualization and Stress 151
- Stressful Experiences 153
- The Principle of Disintegration 172
- Chapter 8 Critical-Incident Stress 179
- Police Crisis Intervention 183
- Implementation Issues 185
- Critical-Incident Stress Teams 189
- Critical Incident Study Teams 194
- Chapter 9 Retrospect 197
- Politics 197
- Middle Age and Seniority 200
- Personal and Organizational Problems 201
- Diverging Perceptions 206
- A Methodological Caveat 209
- Contingent Events 211
- Appendix A Letter to Officers 219.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1557988293
- OCLC:
- 47764341
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