The Police Stress and Health Program

Police Stress Resources

In addition to the resources provided by the Police Stress and Health Program, a number of materials pertaining to police work, police stress and police health are available from other groups and professionals. This page lists some useful books, articles, and resources online relating to police stress and health.

If you know of any helpful resources that are not included on this page, please let us know via email (pshp@ucsf.edu).

Books

Weblinks

Journal Articles

Books

Police Trauma: Psychological Aftermath of Civilian Combat. John Violanti & Douglas Paton, Eds. Charles Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 1999. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Stress and Policing: Sources and Strategies. Jennifer Brown & Elizabeth Campbell. Wiley Publishers, 1994. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Traumatic Stress in Critical Occupations: Recognition, Consequences and Treatment. Douglas Paton & John Violanti. Charles Thomas Publisher, Ltd. 1996. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Stress Management for Law Enforcement Officers. Wayne Anderson, David Swenson, & Daniel Clay. Prentice Hall, 1995. Find this book on Amazon.com.

CopShock: Surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Allen Kates. Holbrook Street Press, 1999. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Deadly Force Encounters: What Cops Need to Know to Mentally and Physically Prepare for and Survive a Gunfight. Alexis Artwohl & Loren Christensen. Paladin Press, 1997. Find this book on Amazon.com.

I Love A Cop: What Police Families Need To Know. Ellen Kirschman, Guilford Press, 1997. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Blue Blood. Edward Conlon, Riverhead Books, 2004. Find this book on Amazon.com.

Courage After Fire. Keith Armstrong, L.C.S.W., Suzanne Best, Ph.D., & Paula Domenici, Ph.D., Ulysses Press, 2006. Find this book on Amazon.com.

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Web Links

The Police Stress and Health Program is not responsible for the content and opinions expressed in external websites.

Heavy Badge
http://www.heavybadge.com/

The site will attempt to explore the effects of stress on law enforcement personnel.

Police Families
http://www.policefamilies.com

The purpose of this website is to provide law enforcement families and under served law enforcement communities with essential psychological information and improved access to family support services.

The National Center For Women and Policing
http://www.womenandpolicing.org/

The National Center for Women and Policing is a project of the Feminist Majority Foundation, a national organization working for women's equality, empowerment, and nonviolence. Through its West Coast offices, the Feminist Majority Foundation has successfully pioneered historic community efforts to increase women's participation in policing in Los Angeles and to improve police response to family violence crimes.

Tears of a Cop
http://www.tearsofacop.com/police/police.html

This website is a collaboration of resources and interviews relating to law-enforcement related stress and health.

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Journal Articles (not affiliated with PSHP)

Violanti, J. M. Police suicide: Epidemic in blue (Springfield, IL, USA, 1996). 17. Fell, R. D., Richard, W. C. & Wallace, W. L. Psychological job stress and the police officer. Journal of Police Science Administration 8, 139-143 (1980).

Crank, J. P. & Caldero, M. The production of occupational stress in medium-sized police agencies: A survey of line officers in eight municipal departments. Journal of Criminal Justice 19, 339-349 (1991).

Lord, V., Gray, D. O. & Pond, S. B., III. The Police Stress Inventory: Does it measure stress? Journal of Criminal Justice 19, 139-149 (1991).

Azen, S. P., Snibbe, H. M. & Montgomery, H. R. A Longitudinal Predictive Study of Success and Performance of Law Enforcement Officers. Journal of Applied Psychology 57, 190-192 (1973).

Teahan, J. E. A Longitudinal Study of Attitude Shifts Among Black and White Police Officers. Journal of Social Issues 31, 47-56 (1975).

Stratton, J. G., Parker, D. A. & Snibbe, J. R. Post-traumatic stress: Study of police officers involved in shootings. Psychological Reports 55, 127-131 (1984).

Koslowsky, M. A longitudinal analysis of job satisfaction, commitment, and intention to leave. Applied Psychology: An International Review 40, 405-415 (1991).

Tang, T. L. & Hammontree, M. L. The effects of hardiness, police stress, and life stress on police officers' illness and absenteeism. Public Personnel Management 21, 493-510 (1992).

Greene, R. L. & Nowack, K. M. Hassles, hardiness and absenteeism: Results of a 3-year longitudinal study. Work & Stress 9, 448-462 (1995).

Carlier, I. V. E., Lamberts, R. D. & Gersons, B. P. R. Risk factors for posttraumatic stress symptomatology in police officers: A prospective analysis. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 185, 498-506 (1997).

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