Determinanty powstawania stresu w zawodzie policjanta

The article contains the definition of stress and lists its types. The author presents stressors which are characteristic in the police profession. These are among others: participation in situations connected with death, apprehension of aggressive (attacking) person, contact with victims of violence, the obligation to inform family and relatives about the death of their loved ones, searching for missing persons, participation in court proceedings as a witness, providing protection of mass events and public events. In the article, there are presented statistical data concerning factors influencing stress prevalence among policemen. The issue of stress prevalence in the police profession was undertaken due to the gravity of police tasks connected with security of citizens. Many medical representatives and psychological it observed, that threat grows up in epidemic sizes with stress. This concerns also policeman’s profession.