JOB STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN BANGLADESH: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON RANGPUR METROPOLITAN POLICE
Md. Mustafa Arif - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Sumona Sharmin - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Md. Ishtiaq Ahmed Talukder - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Nelufer Yesmen - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/Balkans.JETSS.2023.6.2.119-131
Md. Mustafa Arif - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Sumona Sharmin - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Md. Ishtiaq Ahmed Talukder - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
Nelufer Yesmen - Department of Criminology and Police Science, Member of School of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31410/Balkans.JETSS.2023.6.2.119-131
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Balkans Journal of Emerging Trends in Social Sciences, (2023) , Vol 6, No 2
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Abstract: This study explores the stress experienced by police officers in the Rangpur Metropolitan Police of Bangladesh, with a focus on gender differences. A total of 55 officers took part in the study, including 36 males and 19 females. The study not only sheds light on the prevailing challenges but also suggests practical strategies and interventions to mitigate job stress among Rangpur Metropolitan Police officers. It turned out that male and female officers had different types of stressors. Male officers felt more stressed when dealing with organizational issues, like having to go to court on their day off or after a night shift. On the other hand, female officers reported higher stress levels when facing interpersonal challenges, such as dealing with family conflicts and crisis situations. Interestingly, women officers reported dealing with family conflicts and crisis situations more frequently than men. Women officers encountered inadequate or poor-quality equipment than men. This suggests that gender differences play a role in the kind of stressors experienced in the police force.
Keywords: Bangladesh, Gender differences, Police officer, Organizational stressors, Interpersonal stressors.
JEL Classification M12 · M54 · H12
Keywords: Bangladesh, Gender differences, Police officer, Organizational stressors, Interpersonal stressors.
JEL Classification M12 · M54 · H12
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Brown, J. M., & Campbell, E. A. (1994). Stress and policing: Sources and strategies. John Wiley & Sons.
Elgmark Andersson, E., Larsen, L. B., & Ramstrand, N. (2017). A modified job demand, control, support model for active duty police. Work, 58(3), 361-370. https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-172621
Ermasova, N., Cross, A. D., & Ermasova, E. (2020). Perceived stress and coping among law enforcement officers: An empirical analysis of patrol versus non-patrol officers in Illinois, USA. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 35(1), 48-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-019-09356-z
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Kara, H. B., Sunger, E., & Kapti, A. (2015). Police stress factors among law enforcement agencies: A comparison study of US and Turkish police. In European Scientific Journal (Vol. 11, Issue 4).
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Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer publishing company.
Malach-Pines, A., & Keinan, G. (2006). Stress and burnout in Israeli border police. International journal of stress management, 13(4), 519-540. https://doi.org/10.1037/1072-5245.13.4.519
Murison, R. (2016). The Neurobiology of Stress. Neuroscience of Pain, Stress, and Emotion, 29-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-800538-5.00002-9
Queirós, C., Passos, F., Bártolo, A., Marques, A. J., da Silva, C. F., & Pereira, A. (2020). Burnout and Stress Measurement in Police Officers: Literature Review and a Study With the Operational Police Stress Questionnaire. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00587
Regehr, C., Hill, J., & Glancy, G. (2000). Individual predictors of traumatic reactions in firefighters. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188(6), 333-339. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053200006000-00001
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Territo, L., & Vetter, H. J. (1981). Stress and police personnel. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.
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