Abstract
ABSTRACT This study examined duty-related stress among police officers in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Qualitative interview data collected from 12 male senior police officers were analyzed for themes regarding experiences with stressors and emotional and behavioral reactions to stress. The officers indicated that obstacles to effective policing—the power and resources of offenders, officers’ lack of resources and support, and the threat of corruption—are major sources of stress. Also, cynicism and pessimism about achieving crime control and justice, aggressive policing, and avoidance of some duties were revealed as emotional and behavioral reactions to stress. These results imply that T&T officers do not believe they are adequately resourced to address public and personal safety needs. This study contributes to Southern criminological dialogue about policing stress by emphasizing the experiences of officers in a post-colonial developing country.
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