Stress and Burnout in Criminal Justice

(Abuse by Law Enforcement

The question of police use of force has two main aspects (1 ) Are typical police officers generally brutal , violent , and disrespectful to the citizens with whom their use of deadly force when apprehending suspected felons ? Let us examine each of these issues separately

Stress among correctional officers are widespread and severe and many of the conditions have aggravated this . Some of these include inmate crowding . The ratio of inmates to custody employees has risen from 4 .2 to 4 .6 between 1990 and 1995 (This job can be

a killer even if no one is shooting at you . This stress includes supervisors and even superintendents in the corrections . Other sources of stress is poor pay Many officers cite low pay as a source of stress . Some complain that they receive low pay and this becomes a source of stress for them . For example , the beginning salary in one State is 12 ,000 while others start out at 18 ,000 . The most that some can probably earn in 18 months is 26 ,400 . This translates to real stress when one thinks of their families and the stressful life that they lead (This job can be a killer even if no one is shooting at you

Effectiveness of Investigation

Serious criticism has been leveled at the nation 's detective forces for being bogged down in work and relatively inefficient in clearing cases . One famous study of 153 detective bureaus found that a great deal of a detective 's time was spent in nonproductive work and that investigate expertise did little to solve cases half of all detectives could be replace without negatively influencing crime clearance rates

While some questions remain about the effectiveness of investigations , police detective do make a valuable contribution to police work because their skilled...