Understanding Police Stress Research

Abstract

Stress in policing has been the subject of volumes of literature for several decades. The overwhelming and inconclusive nature of this literature can make the task of conceptualizing this sub-field inherently difficult. A detailed examination of the police stress literature reveals that several different types of stressors and their effects have been explored. The purpose of this article is to compartmentalize this information into four main categories, providing researchers, practitioners, managers, and policy makers with a clear analysis of the police stress literature. These categories include: (1) intra-interpersonal (i.e., personality-related stressors), (2) occupational (i.e., job-related stressors), (3) organizational (i.e., organizationally related stressors), and (4) health consequences of police stress. The article concludes with implications and suggestions for future research.

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