In Chapter 6, we reviewed the stress that police officers experience on the job. While we don't hear about this
aspect of policing very often in the news, the impact on the officer, their family and friends, and the community
can be great.
Locate a news article that describes a situation of officer stress. Be sure to focus on an event in which an
officer experienced stress, not one where they were dealing with a citizen/suspect who was stressed.
Summarize the incident(s) in the article that caused the officer's stress.
Using your news article, describe (be sure to review chapter 6!):
• The nature and type of stress experienced.
• The source(s) of the stress.
• The effects of the stress on the officer and others involved.
Additionally, if you were this officer's supervisor, what would you do to assist them?
Provide an essay of 300 words (excluding cover page and reference page), written in APA format, to include
the cover and reference pages. Include at least one academic source in addition to your textbook.
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