Comparing Malta and USA police officers’ individual and organizational support on outcomes

Abstract

This paper investigates the quality of support for police officers in the USA and Malta to use as protection against stress. The authors found a significantly different organizational work context for police officers doing the same tasks. Police officers in both countries would benefit from upskilling in psychological capital and police managers require upskilling in management training as a means of increasing support for police to reduce the impact of stress.

Keywords:

• Police stress
• psychological capital
• supervisor–police relationship
• wellbeing

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Notes on contributors

Ben Farr-Wharton

Ben Farr-Wharton is a lecturer in the Management Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Joseph Azzopardi

Joseph Azzopardi is a senior lecturer at the University of Malta.

Yvonne Brunetto

Yvonne Brunetto is a professor in the School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Australia.

Rod Farr-Wharton

Rod Farr-Wharton is a senior lecturer in the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Natalie Herold

Natalie Herold is a PhD candidate in the School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University.

Art Shriberg

Art Shriberg is a professor at Xavier University, USA.