Crm Jst 271 1st Edition Lecture 19Current LectureI. The Concept of Stressa. Police work entails unique stressors that are non-existent or less prevalent in most other occupationsb. Stress comes in a number of different formsi. Physiological stressii. Psychological stressiii. Eustressiv. Distressv. Acute stressvi. Chronic stressII. Occupational Stressa. Contrary to popular belief, police do not experience more health and social problems than all other occupationsb. Importantly, levels of stress vary by job assignment for police officersi. Narcotics investigators have high burnout ratesii. Civilian dispatch personnel have significantly higher levels of stress than former narcotics investigators or patrol officersIII. Overview of Stressorsa. According to Loo (2005), there are 5 distinct categories of police stressorsi. Police work itselfii. The police organizationiii. The criminal justice systemiv. The public or communityv. Personal life and familyThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Police stressors come in numerous formsi. Killing someone, officer being killed, physical attack, chases, etc.1. What does research suggest officers view as most bothersome?c. Emerging sources of stressi. Community policingii. Negative media coverageiii. May vary across gender and racial linesIV. Line-of-Duty and Crisis Situationsa. What differentiates police work from other occupations is the continual potential for crisis situationsb. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the stress that is caused by such frequent and prolonged exposurec. Addressing PTSD can be done in a number of waysi. Critical-incident debriefingii. Sensitization trainingiii. Peer-counseling programd. Stress is the product of a number of the occupational characteristics of policingi. Shift work1. How/why does this matter?ii. Social supports and police stress1. Stressor-outcome model and social-supports modelV. Consequences of Stressa. The stress that officers are exposed to is associated with a number of meaningful consequencesi. Alcohol abuseii. Drug abuseiii. Suicideiv. Marital and family problemsVI. Policies and Programs (for stress)a. A number of policies and programs could be implemented in police departments to help control the influence of stressors on officersi. Establish quality-of-life programsii. Address workplace environmental issuesiii. Develop training programs in stress awarenessiv. Establish specific stress programsv. Establish operational policies that reduce stressb. The following are further examples of possibilitiesi. Improve management skills overallii. Utilize peer-counseling programsiii. Develop support groupsiv. Establish physical fitness programsv. Encourage family activitiesVII. Officer Safetya. Between 2002-2011, 543 police officers were feloniously killedi. Another 695 were killed in duty-related accidents1. Leading cause was automobile accidentsb. 54,774 assaults on officers in 2011 alonei. Western states had highest assault ratesVIII. Danger and Police Worka. The danger of police work can be understood through three different perspectivesi. Perceived dangerii. Potential dangeriii. Actual danger1. How do these views on danger differ?b. Understanding “how” danger arises is useful as welli. Person-initiated dangerii. Situational