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2. 1. Police officers under pressure : sexual and gender-based harassment, stress, and job satisfaction in Sweden

   Author : Arian Rostami; Monica Burman; Mehdi Ghazinour; Jonas Hansson; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Magnus Sverke; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sexual harassment; Gender-based harassment; Work stress; Job satisfaction; Police officers; Work environment;

   Abstract : Police officers encounter challenging and stressful situations at work, which negatively impact their health, job performance, and aspects of their lives. Regarding the gendered structure and competitive work environment of police organizations, women are under extra pressure from the pervasive gendered norms within the police organization. READ MORE

4. 2. Beyond the badge : police officers’ lifestyles and health

   Author : Elin Granholm Valmari; Kajsa Gilenstam; Ulla Nygren; Mehdi Ghazinour; Anders Kottorp; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Frontline police officers; Instrument development; Life balance; Life contexts; Mental health; Occupational balance; Occupational patterns; Physical health; Role balance; Social health; poliser i yttre tjänst; instrument utveckling; livsbalans; livskontexter; psykisk hälsa; aktivitetsbalans; aktivitetsmönster; fysisk hälsa; rollbalans; social hälsa; Occupational therapy; arbetsterapi; police science; polisforskning; sustainability; hållbarhet;

   Abstract : Introduction: Being a frontline police officer is regarded to be one of the most high-strain professions in the world, encompassing physical, emotional and cognitive stressors. These stressors may cause ill health, physically, mentally and socially, impacting both professional and private life roles and everyday activities. READ MORE

5. 3. Memories of traumatic events among swedish police officers

   Author : Ingemar Karlsson; Sven Å Christianson; Pekka Santtila; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trauma; Memory; Police officers; Eyewitnesses; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Police officers run a risk of exposure to extremely stressful and traumatic situations in their work. Such situations may involve anything from being the first to arrive at the scene of a traffic accident to investigations of brutal murders or acute threat situations in which they themselves are forced to use force. READ MORE

6. 4. Undercover Operations in No-women's Land : The Swedish Armed Forces through a Gender Lens

   Author : Anders W Berggren; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; equality; military; gender; armed forces; organisational culture; organizational culture; power; officers; Industrial psychology; industripsykologi; Arbetspsykologi;

   Abstract : Since 1980, there are no formal restrictions for women to serve as officers wherever and in what positions they want to in the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF). In this thesis, the author examines what has been achieved so far in terms of integration of women, what the situation of female officers is looking like today, and what impact their presence has had on the military organisation. READ MORE

7. 5. Managing the dilemma : occupational culture and identity among prison officers

   Author : Per Åke Nylander; Odd Lindberg; Anders Bruhn; John Pratt; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences; Socialvetenskap; Social work; Socialt arbete; Social Work; Socialt arbete;

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