JOB STRESS IN POLICE ADMINISTRATORS

• NCJ Number: 16815
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 381-387
• Author(s): W M KROES; J J HURRELL; B MARGOLIS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police; Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS STUDY IDENTIFIES A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL JOB STRESSORS PERCEIVED BY ADMINISTRATORS IN THE CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT.

Abstract

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STRESSORS SEEMED TO BE A RESULT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR'S BEING IN THE POSITION OF THE 'MAN IN THE MIDDLE' WHILE COMPLEX DEMANDS WERE BEING MADE UPON HIM FROM THE COMMUNITY, HIS SUPERIORS, AND SUBORDINATES. THESE STRESSORS AND THE NATURE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR'S JOB WERE REPORTED TO HAVE A NUMBER OF NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE OFFICER'S FAMILY AND HOME LIFE. DATA FOR THE STUDY WERE GATHERED THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH THIRTY POLICE ADMINISTRATORS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)