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Stress in policing / Hans Toch ; with contributions by Frankie Bailey and Marty Floss.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Toch, Hans, author.
- 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.
- Stress, Psychological.
- Medical Subjects:
- Police.
- United States.
- Stress, Psychological.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2002]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- In this book, the author explores the daily challenges, joys, and frustrations of police work. Told in candid and uncensored interviews, the realities of "keeping the peace" reveal sources of sustenance and stress that are often contrary to popular wisdom. Given that today's police force is increasingly diverse, race and gender issues are shown to be sources of stress. However, the dangers on the street are far less stressful than departmental politics and top-down management practices. This book combines both qualitative methods in which police officers, aided by the author and his research team, designed and conducted their own survey of the rewards and stresses of the job. This innovative method of study identified not only problems but also significant organizational changes that could lead to enhanced job satisfaction. The author's gentle probing provides new insights into the often misunderstood world of the law enforcement officer and challenges departmental administrators to find creative ways of initiating institutional reform. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2001. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2001 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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