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Police officers have a high rate of injury and illness compared to many professions.
Some of the physical and mental problems that police officers experience are depression, post-traumatic stress, ...
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“Did you hear that?” “No. I didn’t hear anything except the ringing in my ears that’s always there.”...
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There are more than 800,000 state and local law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the United States. Officers that perform traffic-related duties are exposed to the risk of being struck by passing vehicl...
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Law enforcement officers are exposed to traumatic and stressful situations on a daily basis, often resulting in a cumulative, negative impact on their mental health. Research shows officers are at a s...
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Police officers are 4 times more likely to be fatally injured and 17 times more likely to suffer a nonfatal injury or illness than the average worker for all occupations in the United States.1 While t...
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Since 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Justice has funded NORC at the University of Chicago in conducting a nationally representative study, the Officer Safety and Wellne...
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Although the law enforcement profession can be rewarding, it also produces a great amount of mental and physical stress on an officer’s body.
Studies have shown that police officers have higher r...
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January 2011 was, for one police officer in Aurora, Colorado, the achievement of a long-sought goal: to become an investigator in the Vice/Narcotics Unit. John Christy loved the profession of policing...
