Focus on Officer Wellness: Advances in Body Armor
Comfort for the Short and Long Term
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 wellness. A survey of 200 police departments
conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) found a 45 percent increase in retirement rate and a 20 percent increase in resignations from 2020 to 2021 when compared to the previous year.