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The Indian <strong>Police</strong> JournalKores et al. 1974; Neiderh<strong>of</strong>fer <strong>and</strong> Neiderh<strong>of</strong>fer, 1978; Seyle, 1978;Somodevilla, 1978; Violanti, 1992) not only because <strong>of</strong> the nature <strong>of</strong>the work environment, the organization <strong>and</strong> the public scrutiny <strong>of</strong>policing. The purpose <strong>of</strong> police service is not only limited to protectlife <strong>and</strong> property through enforcement <strong>of</strong> laws, but also extends to avariety <strong>of</strong> duties like answering emergency calls, checking everythingfor violations, keeping peace, interviewing suspects, victims <strong>and</strong>witnesses <strong>of</strong> crime, routine patrol, law regulation, escorting prisonersto <strong>and</strong> from court <strong>and</strong> other related police duties as assigned <strong>by</strong> theirwhich, is turn, has a detrimental effect on their mental health. Poormental health <strong>of</strong> <strong>Police</strong> personnel can result in tragic consequencesnot only for affected employees, but also for the population they aresupposed to serve.The presence <strong>of</strong> stress among policeman is felt, but not recognizedas the major enemy (Mathur, 1995). There are many negative aspects<strong>of</strong> this job, namely, long hours <strong>of</strong> work, excessive paperwork,unpredictable working hours, boredom, shift work, dealing withviolators <strong>of</strong> law <strong>and</strong> antisocial elements <strong>of</strong> society, lack <strong>of</strong> respect frompublic, threats <strong>of</strong> being injured or killed, the militaristic or regimentalnature <strong>of</strong> the bureaucratic structure with decreased communication,rigidly allocated work pattern, high disciplinary procedures <strong>and</strong>regimentation (Bhaskar, 1986; <strong>Bureau</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Police</strong> <strong>Research</strong> &<strong>Development</strong>, 1993; Jermier et al., 1989; Mathur, 1995; Stotl<strong>and</strong> &Pedlenton, 1989). It is stated <strong>by</strong> Dhaliwal (2003) that most <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Police</strong>away from their families <strong>and</strong> children for long periods, due to whichthey are unable to strike a balance in their personal <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionallives have pointed it out. Ranta & Sud (2008) in their work stated that behavioural stress effects. This leads to their ill health <strong>and</strong> is a factor<strong>Police</strong> personnel in mind, the present study is carried out to explore effect on mental health <strong>of</strong> these personnel. A brief introduction for thevariables taken up is as follows:• Mental health <strong>of</strong> employees is growing as a major concerned areain organizations these days. <strong>Research</strong>es are conducted on getting140 January - March, 2013
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