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Essential Concepts for 21st Century Police Leaders
In the rapidly evolving landscape of 21st-century policing, self-awareness and personal growth are fundamental attributes for effective leadership. "Essential Concepts for 21st-Century Police Leaders," authored by Damon L. Simmons, PhD, provides a compelling guide to stimulate personal leadership development and reflection among police leaders.
Through this insightful book, police leaders are encouraged to take a critical look at their leadership characteristics, actions, and decisions, fostering self-awareness and identifying areas for improvement. By investing in their personal growth, police leaders can objectively evaluate their strengths and weaknesses, paving the way for better decision-making and impactful leadership.
Simmons expertly explores the significance of self-reflection in gaining a deeper understanding of values, beliefs, and attitudes toward work, culminating in an enhanced ability to adapt to evolving challenges. With a focus on overcoming obstacles and acquiring new skills and knowledge, this book equips police leaders to lead with confidence and make a profound positive impact on society.
For those seeking to unlock their full leadership potential, "Essential Concepts for 21st-Century Police Leaders" is an indispensable resource that sets the stage for transformative personal growth and exceptional leadership in today's dynamic policing environment.
The psychological and physiological effects of work-related stress on law enforcement causes high morbidity and mortality rates and rates of alcoholism, substance abuse, domestic violence, and suicide higher than the national average. The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study was to examine whether work-related stress experienced by child sexual exploitation (CSE) and child sexual abuse (CSA) investigators differ from that of other duty assigned subgroups. I used Karasek's job demands-control model as the theoretical framework for this study. I conducted the study within a medium sized law enforcement agency in eastern Washington State. The sample in the quantitative study consisted of 27 law enforcement officers from 17 duty-assigned subgroups who completed McCreary and Thompson's Operational Police Stress Survey (PSQ-Op) and Organizational Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ-Org). The sample in the qualitative study consisted of 7 law enforcement officers who answered 5 researcher developed questions during a telephone interview. Descriptive statistics, a Pearson's correlation analysis, and linear regression analysis of the PSQ-Op and PSQ-Org revealed no significant difference in reported work-related stress experienced within the duty-assigned subgroups, revealing no correlative difference of stress experienced by CSE and CSA investigators and the other duty assigned subgroups due to job demands and job control. Content analysis of the qualitative interviews revealed themes that supported the finding of the quantitative study. The findings of this study support the need for law enforcement leaders to take preemptive measures to mitigate the effects of work-related stress on all law enforcement officers.
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Leadership strategies to reduce officer stress
What can leaders, managers and supervisors within a law enforcement agency do to mitigate work-related stress experienced by officers?
Transform Your Leadership: A 60-Day Self-Reflective Journal for Success
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