profession of law enforcement due to their potential risk they encounter every day. The nature of the work was expressed in the article using different scenarios that have been printed by the media, one of the articles brought attention to how being killed or injured while at work brings a huge challenge to the officers and their families. The researcher also stated that in many cases the media only relays information that in times shows the negative situations where the people view law enforcement as bad…
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Occupational Stress Paper Title Page: The Most Stressful Occupation in America Vanessa Dingillo San Jose State University According to “The Effects of Stress on Police Officers,” Dan Goldfarb states that Law Enforcement is one of the top rated professions for job related stress. It is the job of law enforcement officers to protect and serve the community. In the youth community police officers are often referred to as “pigs”. We often disrespect those who keep us safe and that are what makes their…
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Policing and Law Enforcement Today Nicole Oyola St. Petersburg College Professor Voelker November 16, 2017 Abstract For centuries, policing has been trying to protect civilians, while experiencing turmoil because of unprofessionalism and lack of training. This has led to a more structured policing in today’s society. Policing and law enforcement has improved throughout the years by forming new agencies such as: federal law enforcement agencies, state law enforcement agencies, county law enforcement…
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Research Paper Strategy I have chosen the topic of Stress Management because is a problem that every police officer has to be aware. I obtained some of the information from Territo, L., & Swell, J.D. (2007). Stress Management in Law Enforcement. Mr. Swell is a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Officer (retired) who applied and made several researches on the topic above. During my career as a Police Officer, I have attended classes and seminars where they have encourage the students to…
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Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are frequently exposed to high-stress situations such as child abuse, sexual assault, and traumatic events (Violanti, 2021; Civilotti et al., 2022; McAward, 2022; Hartley et al., 2007). This leads to law enforcement workers being 69% more likely to commit suicide than other occupations (Violanti, 2021, p. 2). In addition to mental health risks, officers also risk their lives in the line of duty to protect their community. One of these risks is vehicle-related incidents…
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Police officers deal with chaos on a daily basis. This could range from a family domestic issue to a life or death situation that can happen in a fraction of a second. The stress of their profession on a daily basis can have a lifelong toll on their bodies, health, and mind. Lindsay (2008) noted that police officers were more at risk for alcohol issues that the general public. This is due to the stresses faced during their…
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these questioned will be answered in the reading. Just because a person is part of law enforcement doesn’t mean that abusive behavior and/or the abuse of drugs and alcohol are appropriate. Domestic Violence is an act of violence or abuse towards a person living in the same house, normally a member of one’s immediate family or significant other. But did you know that DV is 2 to 4 times more common in law enforcement families than in the general population? 40% of officers reported themselves has…
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policing. A large element of the police job that plays a large factor in the work and attributes to the policing culture is the amount of stress that an office will face while performing on the job. Another part of the job that plays a large part in the culture of policing can be found when one examines how women and ethnic minorities have achieved equality in law enforcement. Finally, policing culture can be analyzed when looking at the internal and external mechanisms that influence and control police…
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The expectation that is placed on law enforcement agencies by public communities to treat all citizens equally under the law. The police officers are to serve and protect all the citizens in the states. Researchers compared a survey on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and National Police Misconduct Reporting (NPMR) showing that violent crime statistics of law enforcement officers appear to be involved in violent crime of using excessive to deadly forces…
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Intervention 1 RUNNING HEAD: LAW ENFORCEMENT CRISIS INTERVENTION Law Enforcement Crisis Intervention Tishonda Williams Kaplan University CJ 440-01 Professor Morley Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Intervention 2 A crisis can be described as disruption or breakdown in a person’s normal or usual way of functioning in life, when individuals are confronted with problems that cannot be solved. (Caplan, G.1961) A crisis cannot be resolved by a person’s customary problem-solving…
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