Introduction to Special Issue: Police Stress and Trauma: Recent Perspectives

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• Personal Author:
  Violanti JM
• Description:
  The research in this special issue demonstrates the often deleterious effects of stress and trauma in police work. The articles were researched and written in the context of bringing heightened awareness to the psychological and physical dangers associated with this occupation. However, there is another side to the story - a need to explore paradigms based on recognition that stress and trauma do not have to result in pathogenic outcomes. As suggested by Hartley and colleagues in this edition of the Journal, a social experience of military service deemed protection for future stress, and by Andrew and colleagues who found protective effects of commitment to life, we need to search further for additional posits to develop a protective stress shield in policing. Within a more psychologically protective environment, police will have at their disposal a utility that they can use to guide the development and maintenance of resilience in the face of stress and trauma. Furthermore, because police encounter unpredictable and challenging circumstances repeatedly, it is important that resilience programs are designed which identify the resources that facilitate proactive development over time. The problems discussed in this issue are amenable to change through organizational intervention and change strategies. Future projects which focus on organizational interventions to improve resilience may facilitate more positive anticipated results in police practice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Law Enforcement Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Suicide
• Keywords:
  BCOPS Job Stress Law Enforcement Mental Health Police Officers Psychological Effects Traumatic Incident Stress
• ISSN:
  1522-4821
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  213-215
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058794
• Citation:
  Int J Emerg Mental Health Hum Resil 2013 Oct-Dec; 15(4):213-215
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100901
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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