Stress Inside Police Departments: How the Organization Creates Stress and Performance Problems in Police Officers

ISBN-13: 9780367531799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 144 str.

Jon M. Shane

Opis

This book offers researchers, police practitioners, and policymakers a platform for organizational reform and an understanding of how the police organization creates stress, which contributes to reduced officer performance.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Police Stress in Today’s World A Look at the Problem Differentiating Stressors in Policing What Previous Studies Generally Reveal about Occupational Stress Implications of Organizational Stress Why This Study Matters Framework for the Study Chapter 2: What Methods Should We Use to Research Police Stress? Overview of the Research Design Research Questions Data Sources, Instruments and Validation Measures Site Description and Selection Chapter 3: Stress in Policing: Where Does it Come From? A Model of Occupational Stress Applied to Police Organizations Organizational Antecedents to Stress Stressors in Organizational Life Perception and Cognition: The Appraisal Process Properties of the Person as Stress Mediators Properties of the Situation as Stress Mediators Responses to Stress Consequences of Stress What is Police Performance and What Does it Look Like? Chapter 4: Stress in Policing: What Does it Lead to? The Officers A Look at What the Data Tells Us Chapter 5: Stress in Police Work: What Does the Future Hold? Policy Implications Limitations of the Study Future Police Stress Research Where Does This Leave Us? REFERENCES INDEX

O autorze

Jon M. Shane is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Dr. Shane has published in leading criminal justice and policing journals, including Crime Science, Journal of Criminal Justice, Justice Quarterly, Policing: An International Journal of Strategies and Management, and Police Practice and Research. Dr. Shane can be reached at jshane@jjay.cuny.edu.