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Policing in Trinidad & Tobago: Officers’ experiences with stress
The Social Science Journal ( IF 2.494 ) Pub Date : 2020-04-14 , DOI: 10.1080/03623319.2020.1744952
Lee Michael Johnson 1 , Danielle Watson 2 , Nathan W. Pino 3
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ABSTRACT

This study examined duty-related stress among police officers in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Qualitative interview data collected from 12 male senior police officers were analyzed for themes regarding experiences with stressors and emotional and behavioral reactions to stress. The officers indicated that obstacles to effective policing—the power and resources of offenders, officers’ lack of resources and support, and the threat of corruption—are major sources of stress. Also, cynicism and pessimism about achieving crime control and justice, aggressive policing, and avoidance of some duties were revealed as emotional and behavioral reactions to stress. These results imply that T&T officers do not believe they are adequately resourced to address public and personal safety needs. This study contributes to Southern criminological dialogue about policing stress by emphasizing the experiences of officers in a post-colonial developing country.



中文翻译:

特立尼达和多巴哥的警务工作:警官的压力经历

摘要

这项研究调查了特立尼达和多巴哥 (T&T) 警察与职责相关的压力。对从 12 名男性高级警官收集的定性访谈数据进行了分析,研究主题涉及压力源经历以及对压力的情绪和行为反应。警官们表示,有效治安的障碍——犯罪者的权力和资源、警官缺乏资源和支持以及腐败的威胁——是压力的主要来源。此外,对实现犯罪控制和正义的愤世嫉俗和悲观情绪、积极的治安行为以及逃避某些职责也被揭示为对压力的情绪和行为反应。这些结果意味着 T&T 官员认为他们没有足够的资源来满足公共和个人安全需求。

更新日期:2020-04-14
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