1. An off duty police officer was seated in a restaurant when two men entered, drew guns, and robbed the cashier. The officer made no attempt to prevent the robbert or apprehend the robbers. Later the officer justified the conduct by stating that an officer when off duty is a private citizen with the same duties and rights as all private citizens. Do you agree? Explain.
2. You are the commander of the operations division of a medium sized police department in charge of patrol, criminal investigation, and traffic sections.
a. 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 officers performace and endangering the health of several officiers in each of the units?
b. How would you fo about validating their clains of job stress in the work environment?
c. If it was determined that dtressors such as shift changes that were too frequent, 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?
d. Provide step by step summary of what you would do.