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POLICE FAMILY - A WIFE'S EYE VIEW

NCJ Number
29847
Journal
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 44 Issue: 11 Dated: (NOVEMBER 1975) Pages: 12-15
Author(s)
P JAMES
Date Published
1975
Length
4 pages
Annotation
A POLICEMAN'S WIFE DISCUSSES SOME OF THE COMMON PROBLEMS AND ANXIETIES FACED BY THE POLICE FAMILY, AND OFFERS SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO COPE WITH THESE PROBLEMS.
Abstract
AMONG THE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ARE THE AMOUNT OF TIME A POLICEMAN MUST DEVOTE TO HIS JOB, PUBLIC DISLIKE FOR POLICE, PROFESSIONAL AND EMOTIONAL STRAINS ON THE POLICE OFFICER, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, AND FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THE POLICE OFFICER.