Police Psychology the Job of Essay

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It is only logical that a large amount of power comes along with high profiles and that this power can be detrimental when it falls into the hands of people more interested in their personal gain than in the well being of their community.

The fact that the mayor died of a single shot in the head influences me in believing that the murder had not been accidental, nor had it been the result of a robbery. It appears that the mayor had been the victim of an execution. Also, the criminal had most probably known whom he was pointing the gun at and why he was doing it. In order to have better chances of solving the case, I have to find out what the motives for the crimes have been, and who could have benefited from the mayor's death.

One of the greatest problems faced by police departments from around the world is that police officers are constantly oriented towards behaving according to the textbook. The old methods which they employ in their missions prevent them from opening their minds to newer ones which could actually give them more chances of success.

The stress that they are going through every day has devastating effects on the police officers that are reluctant to accept and deal with their problems. Whether it is because they are ashamed to admit that they are stressed, or whether it is because they relate psychologists to psychiatrists, most police officers are presently unwilling to pay occasional visits to the police psychologist in their department.
While the demanding and work that police officers perform and the fact that they deal with out of the ordinary things of a daily basis is believed to be more than enough to cause stress, there are also other interfering factors responsible for causing these public workers to become even more stressed. Supervisors in each department are likely to be perceived as narrow minded, people that are only interested in exploiting their inferiors. Because they work in shifts, police officers have lesser chances of spending quality time with their families. The conflicts that they come across at work, along with the fact that they their wages are not reflecting the risks they are taking and the special conditions they are working under lead to the police officers coming under a lot of stress.

One of the best and easiest solutions to reduce the amount of stress police officers are subjected to would be to provide them with special education and training. Psychological counseling would also have a major role in having police officers offer better and more efficient services to the public......

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