Exam 10: Health and Safety Issues in Police Work

The research is very clear: police officers suffer from alcohol abuse, hypertension, and depression at much higher rates than members of the general public.

Identify post-traumatic stress disorder and why one should work on minimizing its negative effects.

Please identify the four policing activities that increase the risk of injuries to officers.

The most common way to measure stress is ______.

Define "burnout" and name one way you think police officers could try to prevent burnout.

Identify what actions could be taken to minimize the negative effects associated with working night shift.

______ occurs when a person experiences any physiological and/or psychological demand that causes a person to have to adjust to that demand, physiologically or psychologically.

Despite the efforts of researchers, there are few conclusions that can be drawn with certainty regarding police stress.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is typically the result of ongoing conditions and circumstances.

Research shows that there is little variance in stress levels among officers in urban and rural police departments.