Such methods of social control and responsibility fall on the shoulders of law enforcement, and officers feel significant pressures from the public and the media to act as problem solvers, psychologists, and social workers to name a few... (Moskos, Ch.4) Officers also have to deal with perhaps counter-productive decrees or supervisory pressures that mandate them to carry out policies and do things they may not necessarily support or believe in wholeheartedly. ...

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You may be solving your own personal problem, but imagine the pain, suffering, and anguish that your friends, family, and peers go through. ... Maybe it's the peer pressure, or the painful reality of growing up in a time in your life where it's important to be accepted by your peers. ...

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Bullying and peer victimization are extremely dangerous precipitators" (p. 271). ... For example, a teenager with a slight case of depression starts to get bullied by a peer group at school. ... People who are in that higher social class know that this is the stereotype they are in so whenever they are depressed or suicidal, they feel all of this pressure to not let the less powerful see this side of them because it is somewhat socially deviant. ...

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Depression, or major depressive disorder, is a mood disorder characterized by sadness, inactivity, mental instability, and feeling of hopelessness. It has a severe effect on the mental and social health of adolescents. The purpose of this research is to explore the problems that cause adolescents to...

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Since we have also been taught the myths of suicide, and we are not immune to social pressure, and, like anyone else, we fear death, we often acquiesce in this process. ... In the face of all this pressure, it is hard for us acknowledge that our lives are in danger. ...

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In addition to feelings, it can change behavior, physical health and appearance, academic performance, and ability to handle everyday decisions and pressures. ... Teenagers have to deal with sudden body changes, peer group, and emerging sense of self. ...

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Abstract This work is an overview of the increase in deaths of law enforcement agents: those killed on duty and those who kill themselves. As per a yearly report[ CITATION Ber14 l 1033 ], the number of law enforcement agents killed while working rose almost a quarter this past year compared to years prior, especially ambush-style killings. Police officers across the country face potential dangers on their job, and they are a target simply because they are in uniform. As well, every 17 hours an officer commits suicide (Berman, 2014). This paper explores the correlation of the stress experience...

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