TY - CHAP
T1 - Cultivating well-being among police officers
T2 - Examining challenges in the workplace
AU - Birch, Philip
AU - Vickers, Margaret H.
AU - Galovic, Sally
AU - Kennedy, Michael
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This research was founded on the recognition of the serious individual and organizational toll occupational stress has on the New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF), Australia. On any given workday, around 12% of the workforce is unable to be deployed, with psychological injuries being the primary factor. Moreover, the impact of stress appears to be cumulative, with few police officers retiring in the usual way; most exit the organization on medical leave due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite efforts to address the issue of police stress, it remains a critical issue for the NSW Police Force. This chapter presents findings from a qualitative study commissioned by NSWPF. Researchers visited two local area commands (LACs) in NSW with a view to interviewing officers of various ranks and roles within the organization and with varying lengths of tenure. These interviews included new recruits, as well as much longer-serving officers. Interviews were conducted in a city and a regional LAC. The chapter concludes by considering the implications for both policy and practice.
AB - This research was founded on the recognition of the serious individual and organizational toll occupational stress has on the New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF), Australia. On any given workday, around 12% of the workforce is unable to be deployed, with psychological injuries being the primary factor. Moreover, the impact of stress appears to be cumulative, with few police officers retiring in the usual way; most exit the organization on medical leave due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite efforts to address the issue of police stress, it remains a critical issue for the NSW Police Force. This chapter presents findings from a qualitative study commissioned by NSWPF. Researchers visited two local area commands (LACs) in NSW with a view to interviewing officers of various ranks and roles within the organization and with varying lengths of tenure. These interviews included new recruits, as well as much longer-serving officers. Interviews were conducted in a city and a regional LAC. The chapter concludes by considering the implications for both policy and practice.
UR - https://www.routledge.com/Police-Behavior-Hiring-and-Crime-Fighting-An-International-View/Eterno-Stickle-Peterson-Das/p/book/9780367491000
U2 - 10.4324/9781003047117-2
DO - 10.4324/9781003047117-2
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9780367491000
SN - 9780367497156
T3 - Advances in Police Theory and Practice Series
SP - 3
EP - 21
BT - Police behavior, hiring, and crime fighting
A2 - Eterno, John A.
A2 - Stickle, Ben
A2 - Scharff Peterson, Diana
A2 - Das, Dilip K.
PB - Routledge
CY - New York, NY
ER -