Burnout syndrome in police officers Criminal police and investigation services

The thesis focuses on burnout syndrome in police officers of the Criminal Police and Investigation Service. The aim of the work is to map and describe the individual elements of burnout syndrome and to determine the level of threat from these elements within the performance of service by criminologists of the General Crime Department of the Regional Police Directorate of the Capital City of Prague. The content is divided into a theoretical and practical part, and quantitative data collection methods will be used. In the theoretical part, burnout syndrome will be defined with regard to the historical text, the causes, individual symptoms and phases will be presented. Prevention and diagnostic methods will also be discussed. In the second part, the Police of the Czech Republic is introduced, especially the performance of service by criminologists of the General Crime Department of the Regional Police Directorate of the Capital City of Prague. In the practical part, data will be obtained using the standardized Copenhagen Burnout Inventory questionnaire, which is used to determine the level of burnout syndrome in criminologists. Based on the analysis of the results, individual measures will be proposed. Keywords: burnout syndrome, prevention, treatment, criminalist