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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451297703321

Titolo

Stress in policing [[electronic resource] ] : research and practice / / guest editor Ronald Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, : Emerald Group Press, c2007

ISBN

1-280-92913-8

9786610929139

1-84663-477-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Policing, an international journal of police strategies & management ; ; 30, no. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

BurkeRonald

Disciplina

363.2

363.25/0285

Soggetti

Police - Job stress

Police administration

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Guest editorial; Police stress: history, contributing factors, symptoms, and interventions; Post-traumatic stress symptoms and cortisol patterns among police officers; Obesity and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study; Shift work and sleep: the Buffalo Police health study; Suicidal ideation among police officers in Norway; The impact of COMPSTAT on reported crime in Queensland; Variation in police patrol practices; Race and police reliance on suspicious non-verbal cues; Are causes of police stress global?

Police officers' assessment of operational situationsPerspectives on policing; Policing on the web; Book review

Sommario/riassunto

This e-book seeks to help with understanding the antecedents and consequences of police stress given the important functions policing serves in any community, leaving moot the question of whether policing places officers under more, the same or less stress than members of other professions.