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Police a visible part of judicial system SECTION A THE HERALD May 163 Pig Its a special person who takes on the added responsibility ByANIPEDERIAN Herald Writer seldom that a police officer a friendly pat the back and a Have a nice day according to one regional con stable Everybody has ems It part or the Job and you have to accept those problems Const Scott 39 said A police officer has to make important decisions Involving llfeorxieath and often he asked to make them on the spur of the moment whereas other people can secondguess him and prove him wrong if he makes the wrong decision There more stress than the average Job but not as much as some he said There arc more stressful Jobs like those of airline pilots and brain surgeons for example he said Officers arc expected to be above average Police stress isnt necessarily greater says Ric Morrow Is the stress policemen face daily on the Job any greater than that of other workers A member of the Halton regional police commission think so Every Job has stress and I not entirely sure the total stress of a police officer is greater than that of other occupations Georgetown s Mor row said He said between five and ten per cent of the force suffer from stress- delated problems Stress is common to all ions We re not saying we re totally unique although In policing there are some special sources of stress Dep uty chief Bob Middaugh said Staff Sergeant Graham diss greed has more stress than other Jobs he said Just the fact people expect so much from us and the decisions we have lo make every day Sgt Graham said stress doesn cause problems if the officers can forget about their Jobs when they leave for the day It only when they take their work home with them that the problems begin CONSTRUCTIVE You ve got to be able to vent your frustrations and feelings In a construe live way Deputy Chief Middaugh said I ve always had a good relation ship with my family If I have a problem I go home and share It with them I don t take my Job home but I certainly do take my problems It amazing how a person like your wife who outside policing can give you such a simple solution he said Unfortunately especially with young officers the John Wayne syndrome develops Deputy chief Middaugh said Convinced they re going to save the world and catch all the bad guys young officers carry this attitude Into their family Instead of having a normal conversation with their wives they have a question and answer session and become suspicious of things don warrant It when communication stops that prob lems arise he said Because of their special place jn society police officers tend internal ize problems and blame themselves for them to the point where they either start drinking heavily or crock up stress consultant with the force John said Alcoholism Is a problem with police forces he said due the funny hours policemen work and the fact that alcohol tends to be a part of the macho Image don have statistics on alco hol related problems with this force but I d certainly be naive If I t think that with this force of people we didn t have any alcoholism the deputy chief said I personally am aware of officers on this force who have had alcohol related problems Fortunately they ve all been overcome when we looked at the problem Loath to seek help from social agencies others turn to when in trouble mainly because them dally on a professional basis police don go for help when stress- related problems crop up in their personal lives What ore some ways officers can cope with stress Sgl Graham has a formula he calls RED Rest Exercise and Diet Physical fitness programs are one of greatest stress casers there are deputy chief Middaugh said 1 know own function here I couldn t get along without It Exercise Is the greatest thing in the world he said hours find him Jogging his problems into proper perspective As well proper equipment and proper training can help reduce stress for police the deputy chief said To tackle the effects of stress on police Implement a counselling program led by Mr A retired army with masters degree In psychology Mr Hasek studied stress among Ha Hon officers lost year and reported on the need for stress counselling Stress prevention programs sem mors to help supervisors recognize stress buildup and how not to cause It in their subordinates peer counselling seminars to teach better com muni cat ion and seminars for spouses ore oil part of the plans be activated this June by Mr and visibly so Const said You expect me to go down to one of the seamier Joints In town and make an absolute ass of myself Iwouldntwant anyway he said I like pleasant surround VISIBLE Being the most visible part of the Judicial system can weigh heavily on an officers should When mistakes and errors In judgement are made by other members of the Judicial system police ore the ones who get pointed out When some guy gets a raw deal In court or a person gets away with a crime the public looks on it as policeman fault Const said Along with glory comes the added nihility he said No more Is it that the cop word is law You have to be accountable now It a responsible job and it takes a special type of person to take on the responsibility I ve seen a lot of cops come no whin CONST SCOTT gets to them A policeman for IS years he said he was an officer for five years in Scotland before coming to Canada and joining the Metro force He was with Metro nine years I left Metro and was never going to Join the ana In Const said I went out into private Industry and found there was stress there too Then I was lucky enough to get back into with the force Although ho been married for years and has a three year old son ho said many of the other officers have marital problems Most of the guys are separated divorced or remarried Const said For start era I think a lot of cops get married too young This Is the kind of Job where you can make a decent salary at and can afford to get married BEST FRIENDS Although his best friends are policemen he said he t often attend police functions I think I should be looking outside Its fine to get together with the guys but I like to keep my Job separate from my family Const said Some officers espeel ally the younger ones live breathe and eat police work hours a The silver Chevrolet was totalled and 31 year old Toronto woman taken Milton Hospital Saturday afternoon around Tereaia was treated and released from hospital and her four year old son Justine was unharmed In the onecar accident Ontario Provincial Police said the woman was driving northbound on Highway south of Road when the car struck the east shoulder and rolled over Into the east ditch There was an estimated damage to the vehicle Strapped In a child seat In the back Justine sustained no Injuries fn the accident day It good to be zest ful and keen when you re young but you can t go through life totally committed to your Job Const said Sometimes It hard to do that however A lot of people can spot Const as an officer out of uniform because of his moustache and short hair When people find out you re a policeman Ihey come up to you and tell you their problems how they got a traffic ticket and how nasty the cop was It can spoil a good party Const said Speaker is figure skater Join Hills Christian Women Fellowship for their final meeting of the season on Tuesday May at St George Anglican Hall at IB Guest speaker will be June Prentice of Cambridge a former figure skater of Al s Meat Market will give us valuable lips on various cuts of meat Bonnie Greene of Brampton will share some songs with us Nursery facilities are available Reservations may be made by phoning Cost Is 3 Doing uiash Who does But we can help make a bit Lots washers dryers MOUNTAINVIEW COIN LAUNDRY Notes of wafting through the doors to the John Elliott Monday night a the A N put on concert for the Georgetown Mentor Hospital The defending Canadian national champions and gold award winners at the American Jau festival last month the Kitchen er Waterloo high school students were directed by Gordon formerly Georgetown Herald photo ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS DO YOU HAVE A COME TO ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS St led Getxgeiown Son Mem Gsonjetown Mil Associate Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNS DONE Thurs 530pm Friday 700pm Saturday 3 101 GEORGETOWN 8772217 Cantante Singers choral group The Cantante Singers provide young women the opportunity to sing and perform as one group chorally and musically The girls range in age from 11 to IB and perform for senior citizens schools and at spring and Christmas concerts recording and Just plain socializing Members must be over to Join If you arc interested contact Miss Archer at INSURANCE AGENCY LTD 1 ST GEORGETOWN 8774814 See me for car hone life bo and business insurance it good neighbor Suit Firm vsssass Foodstuff ARCHER Archer has been president of the Cantante Singers since J last September Miss I Archer said the group i was formed In 1979 by A E Dale Wood Archer studies at J the 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