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Protecting police officers has always been important. However, as departments struggle to fill open positions, it is time to take a closer look at the roles other stakeholders play in officer welln...
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Invisible injuries due to miscommunication efforts, not receiving sound rationale for employer-employee decision-making, and a lack of closure may affect others within the workplace environment and po...
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Eating healthy is tough enough for people working in law enforcement. Add in the challenge of shift work: the late night and early morning hours when most restaurants and stores are closed, when the b...
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When officers are equipped to be nothing more than extensions of exhaustive policies built upon remote studies, they are inevitably due to fail in the hope of building trust-based relationships within...
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On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at about 10:30 p.m., police officers responded to a domestic violence call between two brothers in Bristol, Connecticut. Sergeant Dustin DeMonte, 35, Officer Alex Hamzy...
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Even though studies on the use of therapy dogs for improved psychological outcomes has been around for decades, first responders have only begun to realize their purpose within the profession....
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The loss of an officer in the line of duty has a deeply painful impact on the department, the community, and, ultimately, the nation. But the most painful blow is dealt to the officer’s family, whos...
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Policing will always involve a balance of both reactive and proactive services and require officers to have a special set of skills. On any given day, a police officer must be reactive and respond ...