The emotional impact on and coping strategies employed by police teams investigating internet child exploitation.

Burns, Carol; Morley, J; Bradshaw, Richard A.; Domene, José F.

doi:10.1177/1534765608319082

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Section: Negative Effects Of Exposure To Disturbing Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Two existing studies of child pornography investigators include discussions of secondary trauma but the studies are qualitative in nature (Burns et al 2008;Stevenson 2007) and do not actually assess whether investigators are suffering from STSD. Burns et al (2008) interviewed 14 Internet child pornography investigators from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police using the critical incident method. The authors identified a number of negative outcomes reported by these investigators including a greater awareness of the scope of Internet child exploitation, physical and emotional symptoms, intrusive thoughts about cases while not at work, stigma, isolation from others who could not understand the investigators' work, an inability to discuss the investigators' work for fear of traumatizing other people, concerns about and reliance on other team members, and an increased protectiveness of their own and other children.…”

Section: Negative Effects Of Exposure To Disturbing Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

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Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout among Law Enforcement Investigators Exposed to Disturbing Media Images

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Jones²,

Englert

et al. 2010

J Police Crim Psych

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This study examines the psychological impact of viewing disturbing media on investigators engaged in computer forensics work. Twenty-eight federal law enforcement personnel who investigate Internet child pornography cases completed measures of secondary traumatic stress disorder (STSD) and burnout. Substantial percentages of investigators reported poor psychological well-being. Greater exposure to disturbing media was related to higher levels of STSD and cynicism. STSD and burnout scores were related to increased protectiveness of family, reliance on co-workers, general distrust, and turnover intentions. On a positive note, investigators scored high in professional efficacy, indicating they feel their work makes a difference. Furthermore, personnel with supportive relationships scored lower on both STSD and burnout.

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Section: Negative Effects Of Exposure To Disturbing Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Negative Effects Of Exposure To Disturbing Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout among Law Enforcement Investigators Exposed to Disturbing Media Images

Pérez

Jones²,

Englert

et al. 2010

J Police Crim Psych

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“…Badania w grupie oficerów policji wykazały też, że powstrzymywanie się od zaangażowania emocjonalnego w sprawy śledz-twa pozwala efektywnie funkcjonować i skupiać się na zakładanym celu sprawy oraz redukować ryzyko stresu pourazowego [25].…”

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Burnout in officers of the prison service units. The role of personality and selected professional characteristics

Sygit–Kowalkowska

Weber‐Rajek

Herkt³

et al. 2017

Med Pr

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StreszczenieWstęp: Badacze wypalenia zawodowego wskazują na jego 3 zasadnicze źródła -strukturę osobowości, specyfikę relacji interpersonalnych i czynniki organizacyjne. Celem niniejszych badań była ocena występowania zjawiska wypalenia zawodowego, charakterystyka osobowościowa funkcjonariuszy służby więziennej i określenie predyktorów wypalenia zawodowego w tej grupie zawodowej. Materiał i metody: Badania przeprowadzono wśród funkcjonariuszy służby więziennej, których podzielono na 2 grupy -pracujących w bezpośrednim kontakcie z osadzonymi i pracowników administracji zakładu karnego. W badaniu wykorzystano następujące narzędzia: Inwentarz Osobowości NEO-FFI (Five Factor Inventory -inwentarz pięcioczynnikowy) i Kwestionariusz Wypalenia Zawodowego (Link Burnout Questionnaire -LBQ). Wyniki: Analiza cech osobowości w badanej grupie wykazała wysokie nasilenie cechy neurotyczności, ekstrawersji, otwartości, ugodowości i sumienności. Jednocześnie najwyższe wyniki uzyskano w zakresie ekstrawersji, najniższe w zakresie sumienności. Poziom wypalenia zawodowego w obu badanych grupach mieści się w górnej granicy wyników przeciętnych, bez istotnych statystycznie różnic między grupami. Wyniki niniejszych badań wykazały, że osoby pracujące w bezpośrednim kontakcie z osadzonymi doświadczają większych rozczarowań i wyczerpania psychofizycznego w pracy. Analizy pokazały, że wraz ze wzrostem stażu pracy rośnie poziom wyczerpania i rozczarowania u badanych pracowników. Wykazano również, że predyktorem skuteczności jest poziom neurotyzmu, ekstrawersji i ugodowości. Wnioski: Poziom wypalenia zawodowego w badanej grupie mieści się w górnej granicy wyników przeciętnych. Cechy osobowości stanowią istotny wyznacznik rozwoju objawów wypalenia zawodowego u funkcjonariuszy penitencjarnych, a ich rola zmienia się wraz z upływem lat przepracowanych w służbie więziennej. Stanowisko pracy różnicuje stopień doświadczania symptomów wypalenia zawodowego. Med. Pr. 2017;68(1):85-94 Słowa kluczowe: wypalenie zawodowe, stres zawodowy, służba więzienna, funkcjonariusze służby więziennej, pięcioczynnikowy model osobowości, predyktory wypalenia zawodowego Abstract Background: The researchers involved in the studies of burnout indicate its 3 sources: the structure of the personality, the specificity of interpersonal relationships, and the organizational factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence of burnout and personality characteristics of prison officers, as well as to determine predictors of burnout in this occupational group. Material and Methods: The study was conducted among prison officers, who were divided into 2 groups, the officers working in direct contact with prisoners (group I) and those employed in the prison administration (group II). The study used 2 tools: NEO-Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) and Link Burnout Questionnaire (LBQ). Results: Analysis of personality traits in the study group showed high severity traits of neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. However, the best results we...

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“…Some practitioners also can use techniques such as informal debriefings with colleagues to reduce stress following interviews (Ahern 2016a). Other strategies for practitioners investigating on-line images included preparing themselves mentally (Burns 2008 It appears from studies that police officers are finding themselves in the uncomfortable and stressful position of being expected or expecting to manage their emotions in situations that are psychologically demanding. The simultaneous demands of maintaining an unemotional response to human anguish and abusive behaviour, simultaneously trying to demonstrate empathy to the victims of child abuse, can place the police officer in situations of great emotional distress.…”

Section: Child Protection Policing: Implications For Police Officersmentioning

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Policing child abuse: challenges and opportunities for specialist units

Martin

Kelly

Jackson

et al. 2017

JCRPP

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Structured Abstract PurposeDrawing on literature from the field and the recent experience of an evaluation into a child abuse investigation in Scotland, this paper will argue that evidence from the literature suggests that a more holistic approach drawing on the ideas of communities of practice could improve the way in which child abuse investigations are conducted. DesignThis article has been informed by a recent evaluation of a new national unit that was set up to investigate suspected child abuse in Scotland. This unit was established as part of the transition from eight regional police services in Scotland to a single national police service, Police Scotland. An important part of this evaluation was to consider the messages from previous research into the development of national police units and the role of the police in child protection investigations more generally. FindingsWhat was uncovered were the challenges that police officers face in the current context of child abuse investigation particularly around construction of child abuse investigations, collaborative working, staff well-being, and training. ValueThis paper contributes to a growing body of work examining the way in which child abuse investigations are conducted by police and the importance of inter-agency collaboration to support this. It contributes to academic debates and knowledge about the overall investigation process where to date there has been a paucity of literature and research which has tended to focus on evidence and experiences and to a boarder literature recognising the need for holistic approaches to approaches to tackle Child Abuse Article Classification Viewpoint

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The emotional impact on and coping strategies employed by police teams investigating internet child exploitation.

Cited by 124 publications

References 29 publications

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout among Law Enforcement Investigators Exposed to Disturbing Media Images

Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout among Law Enforcement Investigators Exposed to Disturbing Media Images

Burnout in officers of the prison service units. The role of personality and selected professional characteristics

Policing child abuse: challenges and opportunities for specialist units

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