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dc.contributor.advisorBooth, Jeben_US
dc.contributor.authorDever, Shea
dc.creatorDever, Sheaen_US
dc.date2021-11-24T14:05:39.000en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T11:35:11Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T11:35:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-01en_US
dc.date.submitted2015-08-12T06:40:47-07:00en_US
dc.identifierhonors_theses/45en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13013/842en_US
dc.description.abstractAccording to General Strain Theory, suicide, drug/alcohol abuse and violence are the result of maladaptive coping strategies in response to strain (Agnew, 1992). This study looks at categories of Po-lice Officer stress in congruence with Agnew’s categories of strain: failure to achieve positively valued goals, the presence of noxious situations or events, and the removal of positively valued stimuli (Agnew, 1992; Menard & Arter, 2013). It then measures the consequences of strain, both emotional and physical, in the officers involved in the study, and compares the results with the officers’ access to both emotional and instrumental support systems. The police “code of silence” subculture regarding mental health issues often leaves those officers who are struggling on the job with no one or nothing to turn to for help. Consequently, alcoholism, drug abuse, domestic violence, on-the-job violence and suicide are prevalent issues among law enforcement officers. This study will compare the buffering effect on stress and strain that the presence of a dog, both on and off the job, has on law enforcement officers. Dogs may serve as an intervening variable in the relationship between strain and negative behaviors. It is expected that having a permanent K-9 unit in each department would have a positive effect on police officer health and well-being by providing social and emotion-al support. Therefore, the use of K-9 units as a stress management tool as well as a law enforcement tool will also be discussed.en_US
dc.titleDog and Shield: The Buffering Effect K-9s Have on Police Officer Strainen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.legacy.pubstatuspublisheden_US
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justiceen_US
dc.date.displayMay 2015en_US
dc.type.degreeBachelor of Science (BS)en_US
dc.legacy.pubtitleHonors Thesesen_US
dc.legacy.identifierhttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1044&context=honors_theses&unstamped=1en_US
dc.legacy.identifieritemhttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/honors_theses/45en_US
dc.legacy.identifierfilehttps://digitalcommons.salemstate.edu/context/honors_theses/article/1044/type/native/viewcontenten_US
dc.subject.keywordGTSen_US
dc.subject.keywordsocial supporten_US
dc.subject.keywordbuffersen_US
dc.subject.keywordK-9sen_US
dc.subject.keywordpolice strainen_US


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