CRI205H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Job Satisfaction, Crime Prevention, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
19 Feb 2016
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High rates of reported job stress and low rates of job satisfaction; High rates of depression, ptsd, anxiety and other mental health problems; High rates of suicide, divorce and alcoholism; Stress can contribute to police corruption and brutality; Level of stress varies by police service; stress can lead to job attrition (poaching) External factors: dealing with crime and criminals; dealing with crime victims and human suffering; dealing with mental illness; dealing with violence and the potential of violence; unrealistic public expectations; dealing with complaints and civilian oversight; the anticipation of crisis; Internal factors: departmental politics and competition, performance evaluations, promotion expectations, gossip and other interpersonal issues. Most research suggests that internal factors increase police stress more than external factors; What is so fascinating about community policing is that it is not easily amenable to a particular definition but it is clearly a highly appealing concept (friedman 1992)
