Stress Management

Stress can be managed at an individual and organizational level. In the area of police stress the focus has tended to be on the management of stress at the organizational level (Bull et al, 1983). In two studies which asked officers about ways of managing job stress five organizational factors were identified: better training to cope with demanding situations, support from senior ranks, better familiarity with police procedures, improved police–community relations and fewer bureaucratic obstacles (Gudjonsson and Adlam, 1982; Gudjonsson, 1983, cited in Hollin, 1989: 144).