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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 273-290 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Psychiatry, Psychology and Law |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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No Burnout at this Coal-Face: Managing Occupational Stress in Forensic Personnel and the Implications for Forensic and Criminal Justice Agencies. / Kelty, Dr Sally; Gordon, Heidi.
In: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2015, p. 273-290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - No Burnout at this Coal-Face: Managing Occupational Stress in Forensic Personnel and the Implications for Forensic and Criminal Justice Agencies
AU - Kelty, Dr Sally
AU - Gordon, Heidi
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Working as a police officer, psychiatric intern, crime scene expert or forensic physician can be stressful and these occupations have high burnout rates. Almost 20% of police officers and other justice-related emergency management personnel develop heightened occupational stress. In some Australian law-enforcement agencies, attrition rates of close to 50% over 3 years have been reported for forensic practitioners and crime scene examiners (CSEs). Included in these rates are a large number of CSEs who report long-term psychological injury due to their exposure to serious crime scenes. We interviewed 19 CSEs designated by their workplaces as performing at a high level to determine how they manage this stressful occupational. The CSEs were aware of the potential stress of their occupation and actively engaged in self stress-management strategies. In this article, we overview the results with attention given to why forensic organizations should invest in promoting stress-management strategies in their employees
AB - Working as a police officer, psychiatric intern, crime scene expert or forensic physician can be stressful and these occupations have high burnout rates. Almost 20% of police officers and other justice-related emergency management personnel develop heightened occupational stress. In some Australian law-enforcement agencies, attrition rates of close to 50% over 3 years have been reported for forensic practitioners and crime scene examiners (CSEs). Included in these rates are a large number of CSEs who report long-term psychological injury due to their exposure to serious crime scenes. We interviewed 19 CSEs designated by their workplaces as performing at a high level to determine how they manage this stressful occupational. The CSEs were aware of the potential stress of their occupation and actively engaged in self stress-management strategies. In this article, we overview the results with attention given to why forensic organizations should invest in promoting stress-management strategies in their employees
U2 - 10.1080/13218719.2014.941092
DO - 10.1080/13218719.2014.941092
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 273
EP - 290
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
SN - 1321-8719
IS - 2
ER -