Discussion:
Determining the Validity of Employee Stress Complants
You are the commander of the operations division of a medium-sized police department, in charge of the patrol, criminal investigation, and traffic sections.
1. What would you do if several officers from each of the sections came to you and said that they believed that job stress was hindering officer performance and endangering the health of several officers in each of the units?
2. How would you go about validating their claims of job stress in the work environment?
3. If it were determined that stressors such as too frequent shift changes, poor communication among the various ranks, and a lack of sufficient safety equipment were present, what would be your plan to improve working conditions and reduce job stress?
4. Provide a step-by-step summary of what you would do.
Write your answer/response in detail with examples and facts and figures using APA style of formatting, size 12, font Times new roman and answer must be single spaced.