Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Criminal Justice
Date of Award
12-2019
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dustin Osborne
Committee Members
Bradley Edwards, Chris Rush
Abstract
Research relating to police stress has typically focused on officers working in urban areas, neglecting their rural counterparts. This is especially true of conservation officers, who are tasked with enforcing laws in state parks and other recreational areas. To date, only a handful of studies have sought to better understand their experiences and perceptions. The current study seeks to further our understanding of conservation officer stress in three unique ways: (1) via applying McCreary and Thompson’s (2006) operational police stress scale (PSQ-Op) to the population, (2) determining whether officer characteristics (e.g., age, education, length of service) affect perceived stress, and (3) exploring the influence of various job duties on these perceptions. Survey data are gathered from officers located in several states, with results serving to improve our understanding of conservation officer stress.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Ledford, Logan, "An Exploratory Study of Duty-Related Stress Among Conservation Officers" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3654. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3654
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.