Stress Management in Law Enforcement

Criminal Justice Review, Spring 2003
It is a worthy addition to the library of any thoughtful student of police behavior and culture.

Book Description
Crime and its far-reaching effects are major topics of concern at the state, local, and national levels. One of the effects not always considered is the daily stress faced by law enforcement personnel. This book is a carefully edited collection of 35 leading articles and selections on stress and its consequences for police personnel. It covers a variety of topics related to stress in the law enforcement environment: Understanding Stress, Stress and the Police Officer, Police Suicide, Stress in the Police Family, the Trauma of Law Enforcement, Coping with Stress, Psychological Services for Law Enforcement Personnel, and Management Issues in Dealing with Police Stress. Each of these sections is preceded by a brief summary to assist the reader in identifying articles that might be of particular interest. This book will be of specific interest to the academic community as an adjunctive resource in police management courses or as a text in upper-division seminars that deal specifically with this topic. Secondly, the book will be of considerable interest to police administrators who must deal on a daily basis with the negative side effects of stress on their officers. Finally, this book will be helpful to police officers who work on the street and who are regularly exposed to violence, cruelty, aggression, and the resulting stress they induce.

Card catalog description
Stress Management in Law Enforcement is a collection of leading articles on stress factors and their consequences for police personnel. It consists of eight sections which cover understanding stress, stress and the police officer, police suicide, stress and the police family, stressors unique to law enforcement, coping with stress, psychological services for law enforcement personnel, and management issues relating to dealing with police stress.

About the Author
Editors Leonard Territo and James D. Sewell are professors at the University of South Florida.


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An anthology of articles and excerpts exploring the nature of stress, stress and the police officer, police suicide, the police family, the trauma of law enforcement, coping, psychological services, and management issues. A reference for police administrators, and suitable as an auxiliary text in a police management course or as the core of a graduate seminar focusing on the subject. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)


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