Week 6: Budgets and Stress

39485Week 6: Budgets and Stress
FQ1: What is the best type of budget for the law enforcement agency? Why so? What are the strengths and weaknesses of this type of budget?

FQ2: What is more stressful for the police officer, working the street or dealing with the agency administration? Why so? What can be done by the police administrator to reduce this stress felt by officers?

At least 500 words per question!

Reading resources:
Abdollahi, M. K. (2002). Understanding police stress research. Journal of Forensic Psychology
Practice, 2(2), 1-24. doi:10.1300/j158v02n02_01

Garner, R. (2008). Police stress: Effects of criticism management training on health. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 4(2), 243-259. Retrieved from http://www.apcj.org/

Gül, Z., & Delıce, M. (2011). Police job stress and stress reduction/coping programs: The effects on the relationship with spouses. Turkish Journal of Police Studies / Polis Bilimleri Dergisi, 13(3), 19-38. Retrieved from http://www.pa.edu.tr

Katz, W. (2015). Enhancing accountability and trust with independent investigations of police lethal force. Harvard Law Review, 128(6), 235-245. Retrieved from http://www.harvardlawreview.org/

Oliver, W. M., & Meier, C. (2009). Considering the efficacy of stress management education on small-town and rural police. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 5(1), 1-25. Retrieved from
http://www.apcj.org/

Pate, A. M., & Fridell, L. A. (1995). Toward the uniform reporting of police use of force: Results of a national survey. Criminal Justice Review (Georgia State University), 20(2), 123-145. doi:10.1177/073401689502000203

Randall, C., & Buys, N. (2013). Managing occupational stress injury in police services: A literature review. International Public Health Journal, 5(4), 413-425. Retrieved from https://www.novapublishers.com