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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...
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2020 has been coined by many to be the worst year that has affected those alive today. Put it through the lens of police work, and the stress has been overwhelming. Covid and the death of George Floyd...
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The actions of a police officer can impact an individual for life and a community for generations. De-escalation training has been used to try and decrease use-of-force incidents and injuries to commu...
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By virtue of their chosen profession, law enforcement officers (LEOs) find themselves at extraordinary risk for psychological injury. The profession is no stranger to burnout, vicarious trauma, and po...
