Administration of Justice

Class: Administration of Justice 15 – Police Supervision

Book: "Supervising Police Personnel: The Fifteen Responsibilities"

• It takes a lot of vitality to be a successful leader
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• Stress is a demand for change
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• Stress is a natural phenomenon
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• When stress is mismanaged it can be harmful
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• There are three sources of stress: (1) personal, (2) environmental, and (3) organizational
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• There are fours types of stress: (1) hyperstress, (2) hypostress, (3) eustress, and (4) distress
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• Due to the very nature of the job a police supervisor is assured of experiencing all four types of stress-especially hyperstress
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• Distress can seriously reduce the effectiveness of a police supervisor
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• The police supervisor has to have a keen eye and be alert for signs of stress
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• A wellness plan is essential so that stress level do not reach harmful levels

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: After reading Chapter 9, please answer the following essay questions. You will be graded on the thoroughness of your responses. Please rewrite the question first (copy/paste) and then provide an answer.

1. 1. List the four types of stress. Discuss the effects they have on us.

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2. Pick three episodic non-work related stressors and three episodic work related stressors and discuss each. How are they related?
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3. Discuss the concept of "Maintaining Your Vitality." From the six strategies select at least one point from each that you would use to combat distress.
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4. Discuss the three sources of stress. What role does the police supervisor play, if able, in limiting these?

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