Download or read book Stress Management with Routine Physical Fitness Amongst Law Enforcement Officers written by Adam P. Marmolejo and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is no secret that police officers have one of the most stressful jobs in the United States. With the increase expectations in job performance, shift schedules, organizational demands, and personal life, officers have little to no time to exercise. This thesis will examine the importance of a routine physical fitness program for officers as a way to manage stress. The Delphi Method is the survey method used for data collection, using experts in the field of police work, fitness, and physical or mental stress. Data entry and analyses were performed using Predictive Analytics Software Statistics 18. Police Officers experience mental and physical ailments associated with prolonged stress and physical training exercises can increase a police officers' resiliency helping them maintain or gain physical and mental hardiness and manage stress. This thesis recommends recommends that all law enforcement agencies implement a mandated exercise program to assist officers with stress therefore making them more fit to perform their duties and help manage the stress associated with police work.
Download or read book Stress and the Police Officer written by Katherine W. Ellison and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2004 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Good policing is not impossible. The reactions that have been associated with stressors are not inevitable. Many officers retire in good physical and emotional health and 100 back on their careers with pleasure. In a situation where stressers have led to maladaptive behavior on the part of individuals or organizations, change is called for. Change must be constant, as social conditions in the world around us vary. The police represent a force for the order necessary for society to function. It is not an easy job, but it is one that is worth doing well."
Download or read book Impact of Physical Fitness on Law Enforcement Officer Stress and Coping Skills written by Kathryn E. Hamel and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quantitative, non-experimental, correlational research design was employed to study the relationship between frequency of exercise (independent variable) and stress management and coping skills (dependent variables) among 104 sworn law enforcement officers in Southern California. Two validated survey instruments, the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS) (Van Hasselt, Sheehan, Sellers, Baker & Couwels, 2009), and the Self-Control Management Survey (SCMS) (Mezo, 2009) were utilized to collect data related to the dependent variables. There was no statistically significant relationship found between self-reported frequency of exercise and stress management or coping skills, as measured by the LEOSS and the SCMS respectively. Self-reported survey data was also collected in reference to three other independent variables: (1) type of assignment (administrative or field based), (2) years of service, and (3) involvement in a critical incident within the past five years. No statistically significant relationship was found to exist between these independent variables and the dependent variables. The majority of the sample participants had no involvement in critical incidents in the last 5 years, which constitutes 69.2% of the total sample. With regards to the years of service of the sample participants, majority of the participants had served as law enforcements officers for over 25 years (55.8%). Regarding job assignment, the majority of the participants (67.3%) had administrative-based job assignments while a minority (30.8%) served as field-based officers. It is suggested future research employ more robust experimental research designs that test for actual fitness levels and enable the researcher to assess physiological stress indicators during simulated critical incident scenarios.
Download or read book Physical Fitness Programs for Law Enforcement Officers written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book DYING FOR THE JOB written by John M. Violanti and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When one thinks of police work, the immediate danger of this occupation comes to mind—the everyday threat of violence, death, and witnessing traumatic events in their work. Less noted however is the physical and psychological danger associated with police work, including harmful environmental exposure, stress and trauma. Based on research, the adverse health and psychological consequences of this occupation far outweigh the dangers of the street. The primary purpose of this book is therefore to focus on these less known, less talked about dangers in policing. The mental well-being, health, and average life span of police officers appear to be affected by these factors. Hence, the title –“dying for the job”—reflects not so much the danger on the street but the hidden health dangers associated with policing. Many of the researchers who contributed to this book are epidemiologists and biostatisticians who are part of a National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) CDC five-year research study on police health titled “BCOPS”—the Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress study. Still other contributors are experts in cancer, cardiovascular disease and psychological trauma. Recent events such as 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the Sandy Hook school tragedy, and the Boston Marathon bombings emphasize the need to have a vibrant, healthy police force. It is necessary to maintain a high level of reliability by initiating health and stress prevention efforts. Chapters include: an examination of harmful physical work exposures; health disparities among police officers; cardiovascular risk in law enforcement; risk of cancer incidence and mortality among police officers; shift work and health consequences in policing; stressors and associated health effects for women police officers; suicide; post-traumatic stress disorder; resilience in policing; and PTSD symptoms, psychobiology, and coexisting disorders in police officers. Both law enforcement practitioners and administrators alike will benefit from reading this book.
Download or read book NSCA S Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning written by NSCA-National Strength & Conditioning Association and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NSCA’s Essentials of Tactical Strength and Conditioning is the ideal preparatory guide for those seeking TSAC-F certification. The book is also a great reference for fitness trainers who work with tactical populations such as military, law enforcement, and fire and rescue personnel.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Levels of Stress and Physical Fitness as Experienced by Law Enforcement Officers written by Nicole Jean MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing a Law Enforcement Stress Program for Officers and Their Families written by Peter Finn and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date look at a number of law enforce. stress programs that have made serious efforts to help departments, individual officers, civilian employees, and officers' families cope with the stresses of a law enforce. career. The report is based on 100 interviews with mental health practitioners, police administrators, union and assoc. officials, and line officers and their family members. Provides pragmatic suggestions that can help every police or sheriff's dep't. reduce the debilitating stress that so many officers experience and thereby help these officers do the job they entered law enforcement to perform -- protect the public.
Download or read book The Police Officer s Guide to Survival Health and Fitness written by John F. Reintzell and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1990 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book POWER written by Konstantinos Papazoglou and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power: Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience collectively presents the numerous psychic wounds experienced by peace officers in the line of duty, including compassion fatigue, moral injury, PTSD, operational stress injury, organizational and operational stress, and loss. Authors describe the negative repercussions of these psychic wounds in law enforcement decision-making, job performance, job satisfaction, and families. The book encompasses evidence-based strategies to assist law enforcement agencies in developing policy programs to promote wellness for their personnel. The evidence-based techniques presented allow officers to get a more tangible and better understanding of the techniques so that they apply those techniques when on and off-duty. With forewords authored by Dr. John Violanti (Distinguished Police Research Professor) and Dr. Tracie Keesee, Vice President of the Center of Policing Equity, this book is an excellent resource for police professionals, police wellness coordinators, early career researchers, mental health professionals who provide services to law enforcement officers and their families, and graduate students in psychology, forensic psychology, and criminal justice. Platinum Award Winner 2019, Homeland Security Awards - American Security Today Provides reader with evidence-based strategies to promote officer wellness Covers compassion fatigue, moral injury, PTSD, operational stress, and more Written by established scholars and professionals from a law enforcement context
Download or read book Stress Management in Law Enforcement written by Leonard Territo and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of leading articles on stress factors and their consequences for police personnel. It consists of nine 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.
Download or read book The POWER Manual written by Daniel Blumberg and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a research-based approach to comprehensive wellness for members of law enforcement. It offers personal and professional steps officers can take to optimize mental health, maintain commitment to the noble cause, and build resilience for the daily challenges of police work. Chapters focus on achieving and maintaining balance in physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual areas. Readers will learn a proactive approach to handling adversity and will have accessible tools for restoring wellness when things go wrong.
Download or read book Fit for Duty written by Robert Hoffman and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When facing threats of violence and terrorism, law enforcement officers are often critical first responders. The ability of these officers to be alert, physically ready, and mentally prepared to handle the hazardous situations that are a regular part of the profession is essential to their agencies and the communities they protect. Fit for Duty, Third Edition With Online Video, provides practical information on creating and implementing physical fitness and wellness programs to help law enforcement officers fulfill their demanding job requirements. Authors Robert Hoffman and Thomas R. Collingwood offer a comprehensive resource with job-specific training and strategies supported by more than 60 years of experience helping law enforcement officers achieve physical fitness and lead healthier lives. Now fully updated with current statistics, anecdotes, and research from agencies across North America, Fit for Duty, Third Edition, contains the following: · Expanded content on physical readiness that provides guidelines and helps readers understand how their fitness affects their ability to perform · A new chapter on nontraditional training that provides instruction on incorporating stability and medicine ball exercises, circuit training, plyometrics, Pilates, and yoga into exercise routines · Accompanying online video that demonstrates 40 test protocols and exercises, showing officers how to properly perform the recommended activities · Reproducible checklists and forms that make instruction easy and allow officers to incorporate fitness into daily routines · An image bank that contains all the forms, figures, tables, and technique photos from the book Fit for Duty, Third Edition, is divided into four progressive sections. The text starts with big-picture information on fitness assessment, beginning with the general fitness levels of the entire nation and then focusing on how fit law enforcement officers compare to the general population. Part II explains the importance of physical fitness and how to train in each of those specific areas to increase cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, explosive strength, flexibility, agility, speed, and anaerobic power. Part III focuses on lifestyle components of fitness, including diet and nutrition, weight management, stress management, smoking cessation, and the prevention of substance abuse. Part IV ties together all information from the previous sections into achievable plans and goals. It also explains how to avoid common hurdles and pitfalls of adopting lifestyle changes so that officers will have positive results. Throughout the text, exercise drills are featured in a numbered, step-by-step format so that people of all fitness levels can easily follow them. With this text, law enforcement instructors and administrators can establish complete and customized fitness programs that prepare current and future officers in every branch of service. Individual officers will receive the tools they need to improve their fitness levels, which will help them in many situations they might encounter.
Download or read book Stress Management for Law Enforcement Officers written by Wayne Anderson and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 1995 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a psychologist and law enforcement officers, this book provides an overview of stress sources of, physiology, how much is too much? Specific stress factors in law enforcement, (hazards, supervision, testifying, post-shooting trauma, undercover assignments, women in law enforcement, cultural diversity). The book closes with chapters on controlling stress (physical and psychological techniques, developing support systems the work-family connection, modifying stress through organizational development.
Download or read book Burnout written by Ayala Malakh-Pines and published by New York : Free Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preventing Law Enforcement Stress written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This training manual is designed to help administrators, managers, and supervisors foster a safer, more pleasant work environment and groom well-adjusted, more proficient officers.
Download or read book 101 Health Tips For Police Officers written by Scott Medlin and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successor to "Mental Health Fight of the Heroes in Blue," this guide provides law enforcement officers across the spectrum with a guide to combating the stressors inevitably tied to this career. Your mental, physical, spiritual, and social well-being all work together to create all-around wellness. When one of these elements is suffering because of stress or negative influences, then your health, your outlook on life, and your ability to serve are all impaired. As law enforcement officers, we spend far more time than we should in the "fight or flight" state, and even though this is central to the experience, you can still prepare for and/or alleviate the effects of this prolonged alertness with the right strategies.
