Stress in policing /

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 fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Toch, Hans
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Other Authors:	Bailey, Frankie Y., Floss, Marty
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2002]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Police > Job stress > United States. Police administration > United States. Police subculture > United States. Police > United States > Attitudes. Occupational surveys > United States. Occupational surveys. Police administration. Police > Attitudes. Police > Job stress. Police subculture. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Gil Kerlikowske
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chap. 1. Introduction
Chap. 2. An inside view of police work
Chap. 3. Occupational stress
Chap. 4. Gender, age, and family stress
Chap. 5. Perceptions of conflict and discrimination
Chap. 6. Data feedback sessions
Chap. 7. Actualization and stress
Chap. 8. Critical-incident stress
Chap. 9. Retrospect
References
Appendix A. Letter to officers
Appendix B. Questionnaire
Appendix C. Responses to questionnaire.