SOC 3750 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shift Work, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Human Resources

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3750
• Professor: joseph pazzano

Document Summary

Midterm #1 33 multiple choice + 10 true and false. Definitions from lecture + margins of the textbook. Read chapter 1 & 2 textbook notes. 2) criminal justice system: struggles with work/life balance, overwhelming volume of work and the pressures of moving files through the process, startle effect: long periods of monotony punctuated with bursts of extreme excitement. 4) departmental policies inadequate resources: unsupportive or ineffective management, rcmp survey: 50% don"t think management is competent. 5) being a non-white, non-straight, non-male officer: aboriginal officers, some people would view you as a traitor . Lgbtq officers: difficulty coming out on the job and dealing with a hyper masculine culture. Women face harassment within police organizations and on patrol + again, dealing with a hyper masculine culture. 6) mental health: 52% feel overloaded, 47% experience high stress, and 33% are at high risk of burnout, approx. 35% of officers have some form of ptsd: approx.