Graduation Semester and Year
2016
Language
English
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Arthur Vasquez
Second Advisor
Jaya Davis
Abstract
Law enforcement officials have a grand responsibility placed upon them. In a general sense, that conscientious duty is explained as serving and protecting the community. However, these officers are exposed to a wide variety of stimuli that lead to desensitization or feeling absent or unattached, which can further lead to their view of the general public being altered. This occurs at an early point in their careers due to the nature of what they are subjected to, as well as the frequency and intensity of what they see. Therefore, this research explores the effects of strain and perceived stressors of the field of law enforcement on its dedicated officers via semi-structured interviews and analysis.
Keywords
Police stress
Disciplines
Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
St Valentine, Karen, "Law Enforcement Officers' Perceptions of Workplace Stress" (2016). Criminology & Criminal Justice Theses. 20.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/crcj_theses/20
Comments
Degree granted by The University of Texas at Arlington