Policing and Stress

Focusing on the topic of police stress, this book compiles chapters written by leading police researchers who examine the sources and consequences of stress, as well as the effective strategies for coping with it. The book covers a wide array of topics that will enlighten interested civilians and empower police officers. A cross-cultural appeal features authors from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada offering an international assessment of stress. Chapter topics discuss the field of police work before and after 9/11, critical incidents, domestic disputes, the stress of change, dying for the job, police suicide, and workplace strategies for managing stress. For use in police training courses, and for police chiefs, assistant police chiefs, sheriffs, chief deputies, policy trainers, and field training officers.