Using the Job Demands-Resources model to predict burnout in police officers in the UK and the US

The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model has been used in a number of research studies to predict burnout among human service professionals, including police officers. Rates of burnout among police officers can vary widely between countries and types of officers, which necessitates further exploration of the workplace stressors and conditions that impact how and why police officers experience burnout. In this study I will examine data from two samples of police officers, one from the United Kingdom and one from the United States, to explore if certain demands and resources have different weights in contributing to burnout for police officers in different countries. Additionally, police have received significant media and public attention in the United States in recent years, which could be functioning as a unique stressor for police work. Thus, I will include exploratory research questions about officers’ perceptions of community support for police work in the American sample and how those portrayals could further impact burnout and health above and beyond their typical job demands