0920- Civil Unrest

Attachment D17

Civil Unrest

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-xxxx

Exp. Date xx/xx/20xx

Civil Unrest

VII.The following questions refer to the recent social and civil unrest and demonstrations and how it has affected you in your work as a police officer.

1. Mark a point on the lines below as to how the recent civil unrest has affected your stress.

No stress ____________________________________________________ Most stress

at all ever experienced

2. The recent attitudes of the public towards police during the civil unrest

No stress ____________________________________________________ Most stress

at all ever experienced

3. Please indicate the degree to which each experience has bothered you as a result of your police work during the civil unrest. Please check one box only.

1 = Strongly Agree

2 = Agree

3 = Disagree

4 = Strongly Disagree

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		Strongly Agree (1)	Agree (2)	Disagree (3)	Strongly Disagree (4)
	Public Perception
1	Distorted or negative press accounts of police	□	□	□	□
2	Public criticism of police, experiencing negative attitudes toward police officers; public apathy toward police	□	□	□	□
3	Dealing with people who abuse the police (examples: riots, confrontations with aggressive crowds; physical attack on one’s person; possibility of injury on the job; personal insults from citizens	□	□	□	□
4	Unreasonable expectations during riots or demonstrations from those outside the department	□	□	□	□
5	Political pressure from within the department	□	□	□	□
6	Political pressure from outside the department	□	□	□	□
7	Outside interference with police work during the unrest (e.g., government, public, citizens)	□	□	□	□
	Work Environment
8	After all that is going on these days, I am not sure that this job is worth it anymore	□	□	□	□
9	It is frustrating to me that I cannot arrest someone who commits a “lower” crime	□	□	□	□
10	I have no say in decisions that affect me	□	□	□	□
11	It is difficult being responsible for others	□	□	□	□
12	There is lack of clarity in operational guidelines	□	□	□	□
13	There is interference in my decisions by others	□	□	□	□
14	Too much red tape to get something done	□	□	□	□
15	Too much responsibility without authority to make decisions	□	□	□	□
16	Departmental handling of complaints against officers is not fair	□	□	□	□
17	Lack of honesty about my work by superiors	□	□	□	□
18	Inappropriate rules and regulations	□	□	□	□
19	Doing things I don't agree with in bad situations	□	□	□	□
20	Low morale	□	□	□	□
21	Inconsistent application of rules and policy	□	□	□	□
22	Difficulty staying objective (not expressing my emotions)	□	□	□	□
23	Not receiving recognition for a job well done	□	□	□	□
24	Feelings of not being able to do anything	□	□	□	□

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