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Law enforcement leaders must practice the art of self-care. The position as the chief executive law enforcement officer of a department requires one to constantly channel his or her inner voice and fi...
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Along with the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, nine other professional organizations have voiced support for new guidelines to lower the numbers for what is consider...
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The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing’s recommendations focused on concerns for officer safety and wellness.1 Concurrently, the scrutiny of use-of-force policies and training has inc...
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For 50 years, police psychologists have taken an increasingly central role in many police organizations. Unfortunately, a significant gap exists between what psychologists do for law enforcement agenc...
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It is becoming widely acknowledged that fatigue is a critical and pervasive problem in police personnel. This recognition has been driven largely by research on the topic that shows police officers t...
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As much as the law enforcement profession and its leaders strive to prevent the line-of-duty deaths of law enforcement officers, this worthy goal will never be fully achieved because the circumstances...
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How many times do officers decide against discussing their daily activities with their family for the sole purpose of wanting to protect them from all the negativity and toxicity a job in law enforcem...
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A study conducted over an eight-year period (2008–2016) by Badge for Life shows that the rate of suicide in 2008 for law enforcement was 17 per
100,000 officers. This compares to a rate of 11 per 1...
