explain the predictors of resilience in general, and how these are affected in law enforcement in particular.
Demographic Factors & Economic Resources as Predictors of Resilience
Discusses the effects of economic resources available and how aspects of geographical locations can influence the resilience of police officers.
Please discuss the following:
What are demographic factors?
How do demographic factors influence resilience?
How do demographic factors influence resilience in police officers?
-Age
-Gender
-Marital Status
-Education Level
-Length of employment
-Rank
Geographic factors
Rural vs. metropolitan
Urban cities
Districts
Crime rate areas vs low
What are they?
How they influence resilience?
What are economic resources?
How do economic factors influence resilience?
How do economic resources influence resilience in police officers?
Organizational funding
Cutting police budgets how it effects policing and community
What does it mean to defund the police – equipment, training
References
Gemma M. Balmer, Julie Ann Pooley & Lynne Cohen (2014) Psychological resilience of Western Australian police officers: relationship between resilience, coping style, psychological functioning and demographics, Police Practice and Research, 15:4, 270-282, DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2013.845938
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Brewin, C., Miller, J., Soffia, M., Peart, A., & Burchell, B. (2020). Posttraumatic stress disorder and complex posttraumatic stress disorder in UK police officers. Psychological Medicine, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0033291720003025