5.6 Suggestion for further research
The study examined the effects of occupational stress on the work performance of police officers in Nakuru division. It was noted at the end of the study that there are a number of areas that require further investigation. The areas are:
The study found out that police officers are exposed to high levels of occupational stress. This study however did focus on causes of occupational stress in the police service. It would be interesting to establish the causes of stress
The study focused on the effects of occupational stress on work performance of police officers. Work performance is influenced by many factors such as motivation, facilities, qualification and training (Merwe, 2008; Stup, 2003). There is need to find out their effects on the work performance of officers in Nakuru police division.
The top Police officers such as the OCPDs and Regional Commanders give orders and supervise the police officers under their command and bear the ultimate responsibility for their work performance. It would therefore be of interesting to find out the effects of occupational stress on work performance of these senior officers.
Data from the OCSs‟ reveal that police officers dealt with most of the complains from the public. For example, police records show that members of the public made 543 complains in 2009, out of this number 420 were successfully dealt with. This is an indicator of good performance. However, most scholars (RoK, 2009), Kareithi, (2013) have pointed out that the members of the public are not satisfied with the services rendered to them by the police. There is need to find out the causes of the differences between what is in the police records and perceptions of the public.