Title

Perceptions of the Hays County Sheriff's Office Pertaining to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education's Stress Management Curriculum

Document Type

Research Report

Comments

An Applied Research Project (Political Science 5397) Submitted to the Department of Political Science Texas State University In Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Fall 2006.

Faculty Approval:
Dr. Patricia M. Shields
Dr. Hassan Tajalli
Dr. George Weinberger
Dr. Nandhini Rangarajan

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the perceptions and attitudes of the Hays County Sheriff's Office employees who have taken the (TCLEOSE) Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education's stress management training. TCLEOSE mandates the training curriculum used in this study be given to all law enforcement officers throughout the State of Texas. The Hays County Sheriff's Officer participants indicate that while the training is effective in identifying sources of stress, more work is needed in the instruction of coping methods.