Community Relations, Workplace Stress, and Well-being in the Context of Mass Demonstrations, Defunding, and Anti-police Sentiment: A National Study of the Experiences of United States Law Enforcement
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Martin, Sherri
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Ricciardelli, Rosemary
MacDermid, Joy C
Ferguson, Lorna
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A national survey was undertaken of US law enforcement personnel to capture the contemporary critical issues faced by law enforcement officers and their agencies. A specific focus of the survey was on stress and well-being. The survey was deployed in the summer of 2021 to members of the US National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP). Over 5,800 survey responses were received from active and retired officers. The research provides valuable insights into the workplace (organizational and operational stress) and community factors, beyond traditional critical traumatic events, that are causing significant harm to police. In this chapter, drawing on the empirical evidence provided by the survey, we will discuss practical, actionable strategies that can be used by police agencies and their leaders to reform police organizations to create healthier workplaces.
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Occupational Stress Injuries: Operational and Organizational Stressors Among Public Safety Personnel
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Drew, JM; Martin, S, Community Relations, Workplace Stress, and Well-being in the Context of Mass Demonstrations, Defunding, and Anti-police Sentiment: A National Study of the Experiences of United States Law Enforcement, Occupational Stress Injuries: Operational and Organizational Stressors Among Public Safety Personnel, 2024, 1st, pp. 48-75