Stress Management For Law Enforcement Officers
Published on 7. December 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-13-146945-7 (ISBN)
Description
A supplement for courses dealing with police and police management in law enforcement and criminal justice programs in two and four year colleges and police academies.
This thorough exploration of the effects of stress upon contemporary law enforcement personnel features a balanced integration of theory and practice, and provides a variety of self-assessment and hands-on opportunities for students to evaluate their own stress situations and to practice various stress-coping and management skills.
This thorough exploration of the effects of stress upon contemporary law enforcement personnel features a balanced integration of theory and practice, and provides a variety of self-assessment and hands-on opportunities for students to evaluate their own stress situations and to practice various stress-coping and management skills.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-146945-7 (9780131469457)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. UNDERSTANDING STRESSES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1. Sources of Stress.
2. Zone of Stability: How Much Stress Is Too Much?
3. The Physiology of Stress.
4. Conflicting Demands of Law Enforcement.
II. SPECIFIC STRESS FACTORS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
5. Shiftwork.
6. Hazards and Dangers: The Adrenalin Rush.
7. Dealing with Death and Severe Injury.
8. Post Shooting Trauma.
9. Supervision.
10. Dealing with the Public.
11. Testifying in Court: On the Firing Line Again.
12. Special Job Assignments: Undercover.
13. Women in Law Enforcement.
14. Stress and Cultural Diversity.
15. Small Departments and Rural Law Enforcement.
III. CONTROLLING STRESS.
16. Stress Management: An Overview of Methods and Techniques.
17. Stress Management: Physical and Psychological Techniques.
18. Developing Support Systems.
19. The Work-Family Stress Connection.
20. Administration's Role in Combating Police Stress.
21. Modifying the Stress Culture Through Organization Development.
1. Sources of Stress.
2. Zone of Stability: How Much Stress Is Too Much?
3. The Physiology of Stress.
4. Conflicting Demands of Law Enforcement.
II. SPECIFIC STRESS FACTORS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
5. Shiftwork.
6. Hazards and Dangers: The Adrenalin Rush.
7. Dealing with Death and Severe Injury.
8. Post Shooting Trauma.
9. Supervision.
10. Dealing with the Public.
11. Testifying in Court: On the Firing Line Again.
12. Special Job Assignments: Undercover.
13. Women in Law Enforcement.
14. Stress and Cultural Diversity.
15. Small Departments and Rural Law Enforcement.
III. CONTROLLING STRESS.
16. Stress Management: An Overview of Methods and Techniques.
17. Stress Management: Physical and Psychological Techniques.
18. Developing Support Systems.
19. The Work-Family Stress Connection.
20. Administration's Role in Combating Police Stress.
21. Modifying the Stress Culture Through Organization Development.