Conflict policing in East Europe: promoting stress-resilient officers even under extraordinary circumstances
This chapter takes an alternative perspective on ‘extraordinary’ policing by examining a national police agency’s effort to address the impact on the psychological health of officers working for prolonged periods in a crisis. Since the stand-up of the new National Police of Ukraine (NPU) in 2014, an...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Routledge international handbook of policing crises and emergencies
Year: 2025, Pages: 393-401 |
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| Summary: | This chapter takes an alternative perspective on ‘extraordinary’ policing by examining a national police agency’s effort to address the impact on the psychological health of officers working for prolonged periods in a crisis. Since the stand-up of the new National Police of Ukraine (NPU) in 2014, an armed conflict with Russian-backed separatist forces has killed more than 10,300 people and injured more than 24,000 in the country. Despite an organisational culture that has long placed a stigma on officer mental health, the NPU in 2017 recognised the urgent need to find ways to mitigate the stressors that were taking a toll on the health of their officers. This study examines how the NPU developed and implemented a stress-reduction programme built around peer-to-peer approach to treating officer trauma and burnout. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 399-401 |
| ISBN: | 9781032207872 |
