| Description |
xii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Sources of Stress -- 2. Zone of Stability: How Much Stress is Too Much? -- 3. The Physiology of Stress -- 4. Conflicting Demands of Law Enforcement -- 5. Shift Work -- 6. Hazards and Dangers: The Adrenaline Rush -- 7. Dealing with Death and Severe Injury -- 8. Postshooting Trauma -- 9. Supervision -- 10. Dealing with the Public -- 11. Testifying in Court: On the Firing Line Again -- 12. Special Job Assignments: Undercover -- 13. Women in Law Enforcement -- 14. Stress and Cultural Diversity -- 15. Small Departments and Rural Law Enforcement -- 16. Stress Management: An Overview of Methods and Techniques -- 17. Stress Management: Physical and Psychological Techniques -- 18. Developing Support Systems -- 19. The Work-Family Stress Connection -- 20. Administration's Role in Combating Police Stress -- 21. Modifying the Stress Culture Through Organization Development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Police -- Job stress -- United States.
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Police psychology -- United States.
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Stress management -- United States.
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| Author |
Clay, Daniel, 1967-
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Swenson, David, 1946-
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| LC no. |
94036883 |
| ISBN |
0131469452 |
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