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Focus on Officer Wellness

WEBResearch consistently suggests that law enforcement officers are at a higher risk of experiencing anxiety, acute and posttraumatic stress, and depression than individuals in …

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Focus on Officer Wellness: A Chronic Problem

WEBAlthough 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 …

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Designing a Wellness Program for Smaller Police Departments

WEBWith increasing focus on wellness and the role of police regarding community safety across the United States, law enforcement agencies cannot afford to imagine solutions to these …

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Focus on Officer Wellness

WEBIn partnership with the Police Executive Research Forum, NORC has been collecting measures of exposure to critical incidents, diagnosed health conditions, officer safety, …

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From Idea to Implementation

WEBFrom Idea to Implementation. Dallas Police Department Wellness Unit. Reuben G. Ramirez, Assistant Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department, Texas. The topic of officer mental …

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Strengthening the Foundation: How New Trends in Training Can …

WEBThe last several years have been challenging for law enforcement. In August 2018, preliminary 2018 data show that fatalities in law enforcement were already up by more …

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Officer Safety & Wellness Archives

WEBThe 2024 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Conference will be held March 1–3, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. This event will offer more than 70 …

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The Ultimate Call to Action

WEBPolice leaders and supervisors need to lead by example and from the front. Cultural change regarding mental health and wellness will require agency leader’s support, advocacy, …

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2023 IACP Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium RECAP

WEBThis year, the IACP welcomed attendees from across the globe to the 2023 Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium in Anaheim, California, from March 3 to March 5. Through …

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A Collaborative Mission: Responding to Persons with Mental Illness

WEBThe town of Wakefield is a community located approximately 15 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of approximately 25,000. Due to the community’s …

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Policing in Complexity

WEBAcross the world, 2020 threw challenge after challenge at police. The headline may have been Covid-19, but the subheadings have been many.1 From the …

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Emotional Armor: Preparing Officers for the Impacts of Sustained, …

WEBOn December 19, 2018, Hillsborough County, Florida, Deputy Sheriff Terry Shawn called into dispatch and said that he had harmed his family. Deputy Shawn told the dispatcher …

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Partnerships to Prevent Violence: Policing with Hospital Data

WEBWith a grant from the CDC Foundation, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the DeKalb County Police Department and Grady Memorial Hospital established the …

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President's Message

WEBI hope that you will take some time to utilize the resources available through the Center. Most importantly, stay safe and healthy. ♦. Please cite as. Richard Beary, “Priority One: …

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Focus on Officer Wellness

WEBNegotiators are asked to attend to “bad guys” in ways not usually a part of police work but that are essential to negotiations and to the preservation of life.

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Enhancing Officer Safety & Survivability

WEBHigh fitness levels can enhance officer safety, survivability, and overall health and wellness and facilitate the primary goal of every officer: to go home safe at …

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After the Crisis

WEBThe LAPD Case Assessment Management Program (CAMP) follows up after a crisis when there is a risk that someone might be slipping through the cracks, …

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The Five-Legged Stool: A Model for CIT Program Success

WEBA 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 …

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Deflection: A Powerful Crime-Fighting Tool That Improves …

WEBSecond, the acceptance of behavioral health interventions (i.e., mental health or drug treatment) as accepted crime-fighting tools that officers can come to rely on might …

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Chief's Counsel: Pursuing Fleeing OUI Suspects into Dwellings

WEBIt would be unfortunate if suspected drunk drivers could simply race home and escape arrest by claiming some form of sanctuary. However, this is not the case, as the police …

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Trauma-Informed Leadership

WEBTrauma-Informed Leadership. Cathy Bustos, Lieutenant (Ret.), Central Texas. Law enforcement leaders know that their employees care about their …

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The Technical Aspects of Computer-Facilitated Crimes against …

WEBThe Internet revolution has brought an array of technologies that have touched nearly every aspect of modern life. The ability to communicate and share information instantaneously …

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