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NCJ 188874
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Title:
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Reaching Out to North Carolina's Law Enforcement Community, February 2001
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Author(s):
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Thomas Griggs ; Thomas Caves ; Edward S. Johnson ; Ann C. Meade
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Date Published:
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2001 |
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Page Count:
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16 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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98-FS-VX-0008 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Program/project description/evaluations |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report presents the methodology and findings of an
evaluation of a project for statewide distribution of a
stress-prevention and treatment program for the North Carolina
Highway Patrol. |
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Abstract:
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Four focus groups were held in various regions of the State. Five
troopers and their spouses attended each session, and feedback
was obtained on topics to be addressed in a study on stress. The
feedback was incorporated into a study design that involved four
Power Point presentations. The University of North Carolina
School of Medicine Institutional Review Board approved the
methods and materials used in the project. A CD package was
developed for the presentation of the programs. In November 2000,
the project director mailed 80 CD's to the experimental group of
troopers, along with questionnaires and bubble sheets. Thirty-one
answer sheets from the experimental group and 77 from the control
group were returned. The survey instrument measured stress
according to a system based on a theory of stress-buffering
developed by Harrell and Johnson in 1992. Findings showed that the
project's goal of reducing stress levels through an intervention
program was not achieved. There were no significant differences
between the experimental and control groups on any of the nine
composite variables. Thus, the findings showed that the unsolicited
freestanding packaged program did not bring measurable immediate
change in stress-reduction behaviors or effects of stress. 5
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Main Term(s):
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Police stress training |
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Index Term(s):
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Police occupational stress ; Stress management ; NIJ grant-related documents ; North Carolina |
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Note:
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Dataset may be archived by the NIJ Data Resources Program at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
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https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=188874
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