Wellbeing in Policing

Health and wellbeing at work is now a strategic issue for police organisations not just in the UK but across the developed world. This book provides insight into the issues that police organisations need to consider withing this strategy.

Ian Hesketh is an Honorary Research Fellow at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Honorary Fellow of Durham University Business School, Honorary Researcher at Lancaster University and Visiting Fellow at the Open University. He is a Chartered Manager, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Member of the Society for Education and Training.

Introduction 1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Organisational Factors Impacting Wellbeing in Policing 2 Practicalities of Operational Police Work from a Psychological Risk Management Perspective 3 Peer Support 4 Resilience, Control, and the Wellbeing of Police Officers. A Complex Investigation? 5 Sleep, Fatigue and Shift Work: Preparing for Duty and Staying Safe 6 'It's Why You Get Up in the Morning' 7 OK9 Wellbeing and Trauma Support Dogs 8 Operation Hampshire: Improving the Response to Assaults on Police 9 Student Officers' Wellbeing 10 The Families Programme 11 Police Leavers: Context, Impacts, and Support Initiatives 12 The Policing Mind: Does the Job Make the Brain or the Brain Make the Job? 13 What Do We Mean When We Use the Word Trauma? 14 Social Embeddedness and the Police: The Foundations of Resilience for Police Officers 15 Occupational Health in Policing 16 Home-Based Ways of Working 17 Supporting Sustainable Wellbeing in Policing: The Power of Effective Communication and Engagement 18 Could Wearable Health Technology Be a Solution to the Issues of Wellbeing in the Police Service? 19 Mental Health Support in UK Policing 20 Moving Forward: Considering the Future of Police Mental Health and Wellbeing in the UK