Police Force Hypothesis

Question: Will an in house counseling service, reduces stress in police officer.

Hypothesis: As a result of an in house counseling service there will be a reduction in police officers stress levels.

Null hypothesis: There is no difference in stress levels of the officers who took part in the study after going through counseling.

Stress is based on the demands on police officers constant exposure to people suffering distress and pain. There are varied causes of work related stress. Dependent variable of stress is connected with the dangers that some police officers face daily. Stress in the lives of officers is the result that comes from the involvement in the lives of those who have either broken the law or been the victim of crime. Stress

might occur with a lack of communication and poor mental health. Also the officers have to be in control of their emotions even when provoked. The independent variables of stress in officers are headaches, high blood pressure, fatigue, insomnia, restlessness and aging. The independent and dependent variables will be operationalized and measured by high level and low level stresses and genders of the officers. Likewise the ranks of police officers will be included in the evaluation. Stress is a natural response in any occupation. Stress is the issue with female and male police officers and the questions of whether they undergo more stress when acting as an authority figure. The equivalence of the groups will be ensured including minimizing selection bias by random assignment of officers; each participating officer will have an equal chance of taking the survey. Every officer will be required to complete a survey. The pretest and posttest will be administered by having the officers in the experiment group and in the control group monitor their stress levels over a period of time. However, the control group will receive no treatment, but will undergo the same test while the experiment group will go through the in house counseling services. The results will provide the data necessary to determine if the counseling service will reduce stress in the officers who participated in the study.