Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may develop after exposure to an event in which
death, severe physical harm, or violence occurred or was threatened. First responders …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore risk and protective factors associated with
suicidal ideation among law enforcement personnel. Design/methodology/approach–The …

This descriptive study examined the top five most frequent and highly rated occupational
stressors from the Spielberger Police Stress Survey among 365 police officers enrolled in …

Now with SAGE Publishing! The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice offers a
thorough exploration of the theories and issues regarding the experiences of women and …

This article draws on participant observation in a law enforcement academy to demonstrate
how a hidden curriculum encourages aspects of hegemonic masculinity among recruits …

According to the conventional wisdom, the police culture consists of a set of values,
attitudes, and norms that are widely shared among officers, who find in the culture a way to …

Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly
readable, sociologically grounded analysis of women working in traditionally male dominant …

Occupational stress and burnout have long been recognized as common hazards among
police officers. The present study examines whether demographic characteristics and …

The relationship between routine work stress and psychological distress was investigated
among 733 police officers in three US cities, during 1998‐1999. The Work Environment …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore whether male and female police officers
report different levels of occupational stress and burnout. Also, the research seeks to …