Police Culture & Burnout. How police culture can turn flow i ...

Klaas Schakel

• 15 februari 2026
• 9789083380179

Samenvatting:

Police officers are passionate about their work, and that is something to be cherished. However, passionate people have a pitfall, which is that they can lose sight of themselves and burn out.

In this book, Klaas Schakel, navy veteran and retired cop, discusses the blue-collar police culture and its link with the struggle of police officers with factors over which they have no control. He shows how he himself has dealt with this and used this for personal growth. This book can therefore be a valuable resource for police officers who are struggling with work-related stress. In addition, this book may be of interest to people who want to know more about the core qualities of police culture and its pitfalls.

The foreword was written by chief commissioner of the police department of The Haque in The Netherlands, Paul van Musscher.

The book was an instant succes. In 2021 it was number one on the list of most-read books at the Dutch Police Academy.

Criminologist, Professor Dr. C. Fijnaut: "A meaningful book."