Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

A Study of Stress Among Police Officers.

Dr. Vishalakshi Honnakatti

Abstract :

The project aims to studying the stress and assessing various health problems among police personnel. Police services have always been one of the most challenging and stressful services in India and with changing times it is becoming even more so. They have to take care of angry mobs, counter–insurgency operations, traffic control, VIP security, political rallies, religious festival crowd control, and various other law and order duties without losing their composure and sensitivity. They have to face probably risky things that may lead to physical or mental trauma or maybe death within the line of duty. Their work stress may be additional aggravated owing to their temperament traits or wrong ick ways. A majority of Indian and international studies have found high stress levels in police, which is disturbing as psychiatric morbidity in police can have many direct and indirect negative consequences for society. Therefore, except for good condition, they need to be mentally suitable do full justice to their duties. Due to high stress the police are suffering from physiological and psychological problems. Many of them are become diabetic due to stress. Hence the research is aims to measure the stress, physiological and psychological health problems

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A STUDY OF STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS., Dr. Vishalakshi Honnakatti PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2019

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