An Analysis of Occupational Stress- A Case Study of Mumbai Police

Abstract

Mumbai Police is considered to be the second most effective police force in the world. It plays a vital role in maintaining the societal balance and law and order in the respective region. Mumbai is the highly populated city in India. It is the state capital of Maharashtra as well as economic capital of the country. Migration of people, urbanization, growing population, increasing slums, international airport, local trains, international events, corporate headquarters, Bollywood events make Mumbai a happening city with full of crowd, monetary turnover, national/international trade and commerce activities. The physical and mental health problems linked to occupational stress are not given enough consideration by Indian police employees. The study paper explores the pressures that police department employees, in particular police officers, face. The goal of the study is to verify whether the stress levels are considerably different for various designations. It also aims to learn through interviews the causes of the participants' stress, how it affects their performance, and the steps the Mumbai police department has made to combat it. Stress causes the situations at work and in the family to worsen, making the person more vulnerable. The state of the nation's law and order would be at jeopardy if higher percentages of the police forces were under intolerable amounts of stress. Therefore, it is crucial to research and frequently gauge the level of stress that police officers are exposed to. Two hundred police officers were chosen at random. Personal interviews and a self-made questionnaire were used to gather the data. The current study makes an effort to analyse the hypotheses using the appropriate statistical methods and research design.