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A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) program, based on the "Memphis Model," is an innovative program designed to effectively assist individuals in their communities who are in crisis due to behavioral hea...
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Contemporary law enforcement faces an ever-growing collection of challenges. Among these challenges is managing the seeming contradiction between calls for the demilitarization of police departments a...
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fferent opinions abound about the proper term for a veteran of the U.S. military. Can they be simply referred to as “veterans,” or are they better defined as “military veterans” or “combat v...
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There are approximately 40,000 reported suicides yearly in the United States, and the number of these deaths has increased in recent years.1 Police officers have contact with almost every suicide vict...
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Public safety and higher education leaders have implemented a variety of strategies to develop more resilient communities to prevent or mitigate the harm that comes from targeted violence. These strat...
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Captain Albanese’s personal journey of leading through the event of tragedy illustrates the importance of exuding emotional warmth, being aware of one’s own emotions, and using one’s experience ...
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Among the most challenging events law enforcement officers must manage are those involving death. While some level of distance can be achieved between a victim’s death and the officer’s personal l...
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, with almost everyone evacuated or rescued, more than 250,000 pets were left abandoned.1 Television screens flashed images of pets stranded on rooftops, dogs swim...
